A psychiatric nurse who works with forensic clients is describing the roles and responsibilities to a group of nursing students
Which of the following would the nurse emphasize as critical before initiating medication therapy for a forensic client?
A) Court order for medication
B) Determination of not guilty by reason of insanity
C) Informed consent
D) Identification of history for aggression
C
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a. Maintaining oxygen saturation of 89% b. Minimal crackles and wheezes in lung sounds c. Maintaining a balanced intake and output d. Limited shortness of breath upon exertion
A patient with liver cancer is being discharged home with a hepatic artery catheter in place. The nurse should be aware that this catheter will facilitate which of the following?
A) Continuous monitoring for portal hypertension B) Administration of immunosuppressive drugs during the first weeks after transplantation C) Real-time monitoring of vascular changes in the hepatic system D) Delivery of a continuous chemotherapeutic dose
The nurse is caring for a 46-year-old patient recently diagnosed with squamous cell lung cancer. The nurse is aware that the preferred method of treating patients with nonsmall cell tumors is what?
A) Chemotherapy B) Radiation C) Surgical resection D) Bronchoscopic opening of the airway
If a patient is receiving divided doses of tobramycin, what time should a blood sample be obtained for determination of a trough level of the drug, which is to be administered at 1000?
a. 1130 b. 0945 c. 1200 d. 1030