A middle adult requests visits by the hospital chaplain and reads the Bible each day while hospitalized for treatment of heart problems. What is the individual illustrating?
A) midlife transition C) fear for the future
B) support of the rights of others D) trust in spiritual strength
D
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When a nurse realizes that a medication error has occurred, the nurse should take which of the following steps? (Select all that apply.)
a. Immediately check the patient and determine if the error poses a risk to the patient's condition. If so, notify the physician immediately. b. Try to find someone to blame for the error. c. Notify the nursing supervisor. d. Analyze how and why the error occurred, and how it might be avoided in the future. e. Record in the patient's chart exactly what happened and fill out any other required (incident/medication error) reports.
What is the most appropriate statement for the nurse to make to a 5-year-old child who is undergoing a venipuncture?
a. "You must hold still or I'll have someone hold you down. This is not going to hurt." b. "This will hurt like a pinch. I'll get someone to help hold your arm still so it will be over fast and hurt less." c. "Be a big boy and hold still. This will be over in just a second." d. "I'm sending your mother out so she won't be scared. You are big, so hold still and this will be over soon."
During a clinical breast examination, the nurse palpates a well-defined, firm, mobile lump in a 60-year-old woman's left breast. The nurse notifies the physician. Which of the following would the nurse anticipate the physician to order next?
A) Mammogram
B) Hormone receptor status
C) Fine-needle aspiration
D) Genetic testing for BRCA
The nurse administering an antidepressant to a suicidal patient understands that the brain abnormality the medication addresses is:
a. Atrophy of the brain b. Enlarged lateral ventricles c. Irregularities in the serotonin system d. Abnormal electroencephalogram (EEG) readings