The nurse explains to a family that current guidelines have limited the use of antipsychotic medication to:
a. behavior that is clearly disruptive.
b. constant yelling and screaming.
c. evidence of hallucinations.
d. inability to identify time, place, or person.
ANS: B
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A patient with chronic renal failure also has chronic anemia, arteriosclerotic disease, and diabetes mellitus. The patient asks the nurse why the anemia is persisting. In answering the patient's question, what should the nurse most consider?
A) The patient most likely has preexisting chronic anemia. B) Erythropoietin is produced solely in the kidney. C) The patient is receiving low-dose aspirin therapy. D) Chronic renal failure results in persistent uremia.
The nurse explains to a 43-year-old patient with a benign tumor in her right breast that a benign tumor differs from a malignant tumor in that benign tumors:
a. do not cause damage to adjacent tissue. b. are simply an overgrowth of normal cells. c. do not spread to other tissues and organs. d. frequently recur in the same site.
When assisting a patient with bathing, the water temperature
A. Is a maximum of 100-110 degrees F, to prevent scalding. B. Is as hot as the nursing assistant can tolerate. C. Is kept cool, to help with inflammation. D. Is cold, to make the process go quickly.
Which of the following statements regarding breast sarcoma is UNTRUE?
A. It is rare compared to a carcinoma of the breast. B. It may involve the fibrous tissues and blood vessels of the breast. C. It can grow quickly into a large tumor. D. It can be treated without surgery. E. It can metastasize widely.