A 48-year-old woman is admitted to a psychiatric unit after trying to shoot herself in the head. Her husband reports that she had seemed despondent since their youngest child left for college 4 months ago
Which should be a nurse's priority intervention for this client?
A) Administration of prescribed sedation
B) Initiation of suicide observation
C) Review of the treatment plan
D) Orientation to the unit
B
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a. "You will not need vascular access to perform PD." b. "There is less restriction of protein and fluids." c. "You will have no risk for infection with PD." d. "You have flexible scheduling for the exchanges." e. "It takes less time than hemodialysis treatments."
Upon assessment, the nurse finds that a patient has a heart rate of 66 beats per minute, a respiratory rate of 12 breaths per minute, and a blood pressure of 120/80 mm Hg. The nurse ob-tained which type of data?
a. Personal b. Demographic c. Subjective d. Objective
A patient nervously explains that she has just become sexually active and has a rash. She quickly states that it can't be a sexually transmitted disease (STD) because "he used a condom
" The nurse examines the patient and finds her vagina to be erythematous and edematous. The most likely cause is: A) HPV. B) Gonorrhea. C) Bacterial infection. D) Latex allergy.
What is the single leading preventable cause of death in the United States?
a. Alcohol b. Firearms (guns) c. Overweight and obesity d. Tobacco use