A patient with myoclonic seizures has been prescribed clonazepam as an adjunctive treatment by his neurologist. What teaching point should the nurse prioritize when explaining this new drug regimen to the patient?
A) "You might find that you'll feel somewhat agitated for the first few days that you take this drug."
B) "Make sure you don't stop taking this abruptly because that might bring on a seizure."
C) "You'll have to come to the hospital's outpatient clinic twice a week to have this administered intravenously."
D) "We will need to monitor your blood sugars quite closely while you're taking this drug."
B
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A patient tells his family, "I don't know why I was placed on this earth just to suffer from cancer all my life. I just want to die." The nurse realizes the patient
a. has lost control of the situation. b. is expressing spiritual despair. c. is becoming anxious with the situation. d. will become withdrawn from his or her care.
The nurse is concerned that specific families in a community are at increased risk for transgenerational violence. Which family situation exemplifies the transgenerational theory of violence?
1. Family with a daughter who abuses alcohol 2. Family with a daughter who has severe arthritis and finds it increasingly difficult to deal with her forgetful, frail mother 3. Family with a son who, as a teenager and young adult, had serious arguments with his parents, who were emotionally abusive to him 4. Family with a daughter who is working two jobs with significant debts and cares for her father, who is becoming more confused and dependent
Two nurses on a psychiatric unit come from different backgrounds and have graduated from different universities. They are given a set of new orders from the unit manager. Each nurse displays different emotions in response to the orders
Nurse A indicates that the new orders include too many changes; Nurse B disagrees and verbally indicates why. This step in the process is which of the following in Thomas' Stages of Conflict? a. Frustration b. Conceptualization c. Action d. Outcomes