Patients who are being treated for folate deficiency require monitoring of:
1. Complete blood count every 4 weeks
2. Hematocrit and hemoglobin at 1 week and then at 8 weeks
3. Reticulocyte count at 1 week
4. Folate levels every 4 weeks until hemoglobin stabilizes
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A patient with schizophrenia has been taking olanzapine (Zyprexa) for 5 weeks. The nurse inquires about the patient's auditory hallucinations. This would occur during which phase of the nursing process?
a. Assessment b. Planning c. Implementation d. Evaluation
When assessing an older adult for seizures, the nurse should be alert for:
A) a blank stare and brief unresponsiveness. B) muscular rigidity and loss of consciousness. C) muscular contraction and relaxation. D) extremities rigid and extended.
A client is seen at the local health center where a flat rate of payment up front is required, instead of reimbursing the health care provider's cost. The client is most likely using which form of payment?
a. Pay for performance c. Cost plus b. Prospective payment system d. Selective payment
Which statement indicates that a nurse manager needs further education concerning the benefits of breaking a health care organization into subsystems?
1. Looking at departments separately can assist in better understanding the whole. 2. The subsystems can assist in understanding the real and social aspects of the organization. 2. The individual subsystems can be further broken down into levels of management in each. 3. Subsystems allow for closer inspection of the organization as whole by looking at the parts.