________ treatment makes the patient more comfortable by alleviating symptoms but does not influence the course of the underlying disease
A. Specific
B. Symptomatic
C. Asymptomatic
D. Initial
B
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A) 1.25 to 2.5 mg q.i.d B) 1.25 to 2.5 mg b.i.d C) 2 mg q.i.d D) 0.5 to 1 mg b.i.d
A nurse administers a wrong dosage of medication causing the patient to have a convulsion. What component of professional negligence is represented in this scenario?
A) Duty to use due care B) Failure to meet standard of care C) Foreseeability of harm D) A direct relationship between failure to meet the standard of care (breach) and injury can be proved.
A nurse is observing a nurse aide perform denture care for a resident in the nursing home. The nurse recommends that the nurse aide receive additional education on denture care when the nurse observes which of the following?
a. The nurse aide places a face cloth in the sink and fills the sink half full with water. b. The nurse aide uses toothpaste to clean the dentures. c. The nurse aide utilizes a specially designed denture brush to clean the dentures. d. The nurse aide stores the dentures in a denture cup filled with denture cleansing solution.
Which client would not be a good candidate for induction of labor using parenteral oxytocin (Pitocin)?
1. The client who is at 38 weeks' gestation and has gestational diabetes 2. The client at 37 weeks' gestation whose fetus has developed an abnormal heart rate 3. The client who is at 38 weeks' gestation and has developed signs of preeclampsia 4. The client at 39 weeks' gestation who wants the baby to have the same birthday as another family member