You notice that a patient you are caring for who has been in the hospital for 3 weeks for treatment of bulimia nervosa continues to purge (vomit) when feeling stressed. Your best action to help would be:
A) Stay with the patient after meals as a gentle reminder not to purge
B) Tell the patient you will report him/her to the psychiatrist for failure to work with his or her program
C) Excuse the patient from one therapy session daily for 1 week to decrease stress
D) Remind the patient you are there to help, but he or she has to take responsibility for his or her progress
D
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a. Soluset b. Sublingual c. Subcutaneous d. Hour of sleep
After providing care to a non-English speaking patient, the nurse is overheard asking the manager what the nursing staff can do to make the U.S. health care system less intimidating for the patient. The nurse is engaging in the practice of:
A) Cultural diversity B) Cultural competence C) Cultural humility D) Cultural influences
Bladder training begins with toileting the patient every:
a. hour. b. 2 hours. c. 3 hours. d. 4 hours.
A mechanically ventilated patient with an endotracheal tube in the critical care unit is being actively weaned and is off sedation medication
As he begins to wake up for the first time since his admission, he becomes increasingly agitated, pulling at his gown, kicking his feet, and grimacing. The nurse responds to the situation by a. medically treating the patient to sedate him again. b. putting him in restraints because his issues are behavioral. c. telling him to stop moving around before he extubates himself. d. quickly providing emotional comfort to reduce the patient's anxiety and telling him simple facts to help him understand the situation.