A patient is admitted to the emergency room with acute alcohol intoxication. He is combative. Which of the following medications will be administered?
A) A sedative
B) An ace inhibitor
C) An MAO inhibitor
D) A skeletal muscle relaxant
A
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Which statement demonstrates appropriate communication techniques by the student nurse in maintaining a therapeutic relationship with the client?
a. "I need to ask you a lot of questions about your health so that I can complete my paperwork." b. "I want you to use your incentive spirometer at least Q2H while awake, to deep breath and cough. You can call me if you need any help." c. "I'll need to get a blood sample from your finger, in order to check the amount of sugar in your blood." d. "I'm wondering if you knew that your doctor had scheduled you for a test tomorrow? You don't have any questions about the procedure, do you?"
A patient with stage 2 Alzheimer's disease calls the police, saying an intruder is in her home. The police officer who investigates the call determines the patient has seen her own reflection in the mirror and thought an intruder was present
This phenomenon can be assessed as: a. hyperorality. b. aphasia. c. apraxia. d. agnosia.
When you cannot rely on the spoken word to document a client's pain, you need to use behavioral characteristics instead. These include which of the following?
1. intensity of the client's reaction to pain 2. client's self-evaluation 3. restlessness or agitation in a comatose client or crying in a neonate 4. crying in a comatose or neonate client
In working with the breastfeeding mother of an infant with a cleft lip or cleft palate, the nurse will teach the mother to do which of the following before having the infant latch on?
a. Place a warm washcloth on the breast. c. Pump part of the milk from the breast. b. Place ice packs on the breast. d. Give a little water from a bottle first.