The nurse would like to use biofeedback with a patient. Uses for biofeedback include all of the following EXCEPT
a. migraine headaches c. high blood pressure
b. temporomandibular joint syndrome d. tonsillitis
D
Biofeedback has been found to enhance relaxation in tense muscles, relieve tension headaches, reduce teeth grinding, reduce the pain of temporomandibular joint syndrome, and relieve backache. Temperature biofeedback is useful to train people to purposefully warm their hands, to lower blood pressure, and to prevent or relieve migraine headaches.
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A patient had wrapped a tummy band around her newborn's abdomen. What should the nurse say to the new mother?
a. "Can you explain to me the purpose of wrapping a band around the baby's tummy?" b. "In the hospital, we prefer to expose the umbilical cord to air so it's easier to put medication on it as it dries up." c. "Let me put some medication on the baby's cord, and then I'll put the tummy band back." d. "Please remove that band; it is not helpful as the umbilical cord needs to be kept clean and dry."
A pediatric patient is prescribed nelfinavir (Viracept) 450 mg orally. The available drug is 50 mg/scoop. How many level scoops do you measure into the patient's pudding to administer the correct dose?
a. 9 scoops b. 6 scoops c. 3 scoops d. 2 scoops
A patient is admitted with a spinal cord injury located at the 4th thoracic vertebral area. When assessing this patient, the nurse will expect to find deficits at which anatomical area of the patient?
1. umbilicus 2. groin 3. anterior thigh 4. nipple line
A nurse is educating young parents regarding the proper medication to use for fever reduction in children. It is important that the nurse makes sure that the parents understand that
1. Aspirin should never be given to children with a virus. 2. Parents should never give their children ibuprofen. 3. Acetaminophen should never be used to treat a child's fever. 4. Advil should never be used to treat a fever in patients younger than 15 years.