A nurse makes the suggestion that the 2-week shift rotations should be set up so that the next rotation in shifts is later rather than earlier. Which of the following is the nurse attempting to prevent through this suggestion?
a. Anxiety, depression, and exhaustion
b. Family turmoil
c. Physical illnesses
d. Sleeping disorders
ANS: A
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The nurse is working with a 15-year-old girl and her parents on a treatment plan for her diagnosis of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The nurse should be sure to:
a. Encourage the parents to seek teachers for their daughter who are going to be lenient with assignment schedules because of her diagnosis. b. Remind the parents to determine ahead of time consequences/punishment that they will give their daughter when she is not listening to them and/or teachers. c. Teach the parents how to structure and enforce limits on their daughter's behavior that are appropriate to her condition. d. Inform the client and her parents that medications typically used for ADHD are very safe and have few side effects.
Results of a patient barium swallow suggest that the patient has GERD. The nurse is planning health education to address the patient's knowledge of this new diagnosis. Which of the following should the nurse encourage?
A) Eating several small meals daily rather than 3 larger meals B) Keeping the head of the bed slightly elevated C) Drinking carbonated mineral water rather than soft drinks D) Avoiding food or fluid intake after 6:00 p.m.
The correct apothecary notation for five and one-half grains is
A. gr 5 ½ . B. gr v. C. 5 ½ gr. D. vss gr.
The client has been prescribed cefotaxime (Claforan). Which infections does the nurse anticipate this client to have? (Select all that apply.)
Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. 1. Skin infection 2. Central nervous system infection 3. Joint infection 4. Lower respiratory tract infection 5. Viral infection