The home health nurse conducts a safety assessment in a patient's home. Which of the following would be identified as a fire hazard?
a. Baking soda near the stovetop
b. A smoke detector in the kitchen
c. Multiple appliances plugged into one outlet
d. A metal container for cigarettes
ANS: C
Multiple electrical appliances plugged into one outlet can create an overload and cause a fire.
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a. A comprehensive mental health care system b. A decrease in the need for medical treatment c. An increase in the jail and prison populations d. An increase in the homeless population e. People who cannot obtain adequate food or shelter f. Well-adjusted people with CMI g. Unlimited access to mental health care
The nurse is planning patient education for a patient being discharged home with a diagnosis of rheumatic disease. The patient has been prescribed antimalarials for treatment, so the nurse knows to teach the patient to monitor herself for what?
A) Tinnitus B) Visual changes C) Stomatitis D) Hirsutism
The nurse is caring for a laboring woman who has been given oxytocin to induce labor. She is having contractions at an interval of every 2 minutes with 90 seconds duration in between. What would be the appropriate intervention in this situation?
A) Encourage the woman's coach to help her with breathing exercises. B) Provide a back rub for the woman when the pain is at its greatest intensity. C) Check her pain medication preferences and administer an analgesic, if indicated. D) Report this emergency situation to the birth attendant.
Select the statement that is consistent with the mechanism of action of phenytoin (Dilantin) that helps decrease the occurrence of a seizure.
A. Phenytoin decreases the inhibitory effects of the inhibitory neurotransmitter gammaaminobutyric acid (GABA), which suppresses the excitability of epileptogenic neurons. B. Phenytoin decreases the inactivation of Na+ ion channels to decrease high-frequency firing of neurons and inhibition of Ca ++ ion channels. C. Phenytoin prolongs the inactivation period of sodium (Na+) channels in the nerve membrane, leading to a reduction in the generation of high-frequency repetitive firing of action potentials from neurons involved in initiating seizures. D. None of the above are correct.