Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) occurs:
a. After a terrifying ordeal
b. After taking illegal drugs
c. In persons with mental illness
d. In persons with dementia
A
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a. Provide oral care after each episode of emesis. b. Apply a skin barrier to the patient's perineal area. c. Check the patient to see if he has a fecal impaction. d. Administer antiemetic medication with a sip of water.
The patient with acute myelogenous leukemia (AML) asks why he is making more WBCs when he already has so many. The nurse clarifies that the large number of leukemic white cells he al-ready has:
a. are not as effective as normal white cells would be. b. protect against infection. c. attempt to take over the functions of RBCs. d. are produced by the lymphatic system.
The nurse is unable to pass the suction catheter through the client's naris. Which does the nurse implement to facilitate catheter passage through the nose for suctioning?
1. Apply suction to catheter. 2. Insert a pliable nasal airway. 3. Instruct client to bear down. 4. Insert along roof of the naris.
A student nurse asks a nursing instructor which federal agency is responsible for reviewing all medication error reports. What is the nursing instructor's best response?
A. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) B. Risk Management department at the healthcare facility in which it occurred C. Medication errors are never acceptable. National Coordinating Council for Medication Error Reporting and Prevention (NCC MERP) D. FDA's Division of Medication Error Prevention and Analysis (DMEPA)