A patient is experiencing constipation following surgery. Following physician's orders and direction of the supervising nurse, the CNA may administer a non-medicinal ________ in the rectum to aid in elimination.
A. suppository
B. speculum
C. soak
D. sponge bath
Answer: A
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What would be the most appropriate intervention for the nurse to complete first? A) Notify the physician. B) Request for the dietitian to evaluate the client. C) Call the client's family and ask them to bring in food from home for the client. D) Speak to the client to see why she is not eating.
A nurse is teaching the parents of a child who has attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder about methylphenidate [Concerta]. Which statement by the child's parents indicates understanding of the teaching?
a. "The effects of this drug will wear off in 4 to 6 hours." b. "The tablet needs to be swallowed whole, not crushed or chewed." c. "This medication has fewer side effects than amphetamines." d. "We should call the provider if we see parts of the medicine in our child's stools."
Standard deviation is defined as:
a. a difference score based on the lowest and highest value in the set. b. scores grouped so that the range in each set is standardized and equal. c. scores that have been standardized to have a mean of zero. d. the average difference between the mean and each of the scores in the set.
A 21-year-old male patient refuses to touch the silverware on his tray unless he holds it in a napkin. He believes all of the silverware is contaminated. When working with this patient, the nurse should:
A) Provide napkins for the patient B) Refuse to provide napkins, because this is just a part of the illness and totally unnecessary C) Use systematic desensitization D) Provide the patient with a tour of the area where the dishes are sanitized