A 78-year-old client expresses concern to the nurse about how she will remember to take all of the medications recently prescribed. What intervention might the nurse incorporate into the teaching plan?
A) asking family to administer the medications to the client
B) placing the client in a personal care home
C) consulting the physician to alter the drug list prescribed
D) getting the client a weekly pill box and developing a written medication schedule
D
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The nurse is planning care for a patient with severe mental illness who tells the nurse, "I am sad all the time and I don't have any motivation to keep going." Which nursing intervention takes priority?
1. Instill hope. 2. Instill empathy. 3. Assess the patient for suicidal ideation. 4. Assess the patient for disturbed sleep patterns.
A patient who lost his job last month has now been told that his wife wants a divorce. He says, "I know I don't have much to offer a woman. She wants more than what I am, and now I'm not even bringing home any money."
Which nursing diagnosis is most appropriate? a. Chronic Low Self-Esteem b. Situational Low Self-Esteem c. Disturbed Personal Identity d. Disturbed Body Image
Which action by the nurse demonstrates an understanding of best practice for nursing documentation?
A. "Whiting out" all errors on the client record B. Using red ink to denote all significant events C. Waiting until the end of the day to record information D. Using a highlighter to denote discontinuance of an order
A nurse is assessing a worker who has had a health reaction to a "safe" low-level exposure. Which of the following most likely describes what has happened?
a. An allergic reaction b. A compromised immune system c. Hypersusceptibility d. Malnutrition