The nurse is caring for an older adult patient with a history of anxiety. Which complaint could indicate that the patient may actually be experiencing emotional distress?
a. Upset stomach
b. Heightened tooth sensitivity
c. Unpleasant taste in mouth
d. Dizziness
A
The older adult population often expresses somatic complaints rather than openly verbalizing emotional distress. You may observe the anxious older adult complaining of an upset stomach, inability to sleep, fatigue, or increased need to urinate.
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Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Select all that apply. 1. The expanding role of the advanced nurse practitioner has increased the number of lawsuits filed. 2. The advanced nurse practitioner should carry medical malpractice, just as the physician does. 3. Advanced nurse practitioners are less likely to be sued than nurses holding a doctorate of nursing practice. 4. The advanced nurse practitioner is more likely to be sued than a physician. 5. The severity of malpractice claims against some ANP roles has increased in the last few years.
A patient brings his multivitamins to the hospital and asks the LPN/LVN if he can take them. The nurse's best response is which of the following?
1. "Yes, but I must keep them in the medication room." 2. "No, I have to obtain a doctor's order first." 3. "Yes, let me put them in your bedside stand for you." 4. "Not until the pharmacist adds them to your medication record."
Florence Nightingale advocated:
a. Putting the patient in the best condition for nature to act upon. b. That nursing registration was critically important to advancement of the profession. c. That women should be medical doctors. d. That germs are dangerous and need to be guarded against with quarantine.
Which are benefits of using a combination of two or more antibiotics? (Select all that apply.)
a. Reduced cost b. Reduced risk of suprainfection c. Reduced toxicity d. Reduced resistance e. Reduced risk in severe infection