A severely depressed patient has been taking venlafaxine but is now pregnant and asks the healthcare professional what treatment options are available for her. What therapy does the professional discuss as a first choice?
a. Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)
b. Switch to haloperidol
c. Intensive psychotherapy until the baby is weaned
d. Limit zinc and magnesium in the diet
Ans: a. Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)
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The instructor determines that the teaching was successful when the students identify which category as affecting an enzyme so that new viral particles cannot mature? A) Protease inhibitors B) Reverse transcriptase inhibitors C) Nonnucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors D) Integrase inhibitors
The nurse is collecting a health history on a middle-aged African American male. The nurse asks about past blood pressure screening because the incidence of hypertension is higher in this ethnic group than in others. This is an example of
a. a generalization based on the nurse's limited experience with African Americans. b. bias, and the nurse should not question the client about blood pressure screening. c. stereotyping the client based on the client's ethnic/racial group. d. using valid research data to focus questions on the client's specific risks.
The nursing profession uses the term _____________ when attempting to explain apparent relationships between observed behaviors and their effects on a client's health
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
You are caring for a patient when another nurse assistant approaches you and wants you to come and see something. As you follow her, she gets to a patient's room and starts to open the door without knocking. She then tells you a resident married couple of the facility are being intimate. She is snickering and says, "I didn't think it was possible at their age." What do you do?
What will be an ideal response?