When caring for the couple in which the wife is considering tubal ligation because she is concerned about her children inheriting her husband's family's mental retardation, a primary nursing intervention would be to
A) help the woman reject the idea of sterilization.
B) strengthen the couple's resolve to remain childless.
C) help the couple decide to have children.
D) increase the couple's knowledge about genetic inheritance.
D
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The nurse receives an order for Motrin and recognizes this as which drug name?
1. Generic 2. Brand 3. Chemical 4. Official
Three types of thinking comprise the decision-making process. Which of the following is not one of these types of thinking?
a. reflective thinking c. intuitive thinking b. clinical thinking d. critical thinking
When applying nitroglycerin ointment, which of the following would be appropriate? Select all that apply
A) Wear plastic disposable gloves. B) Apply entire tube of ointment to client's skin. C) Use the same application site each time ointment is applied. D) Cleanse the area of skin before application. E) Use the upper arms and legs for application.
Two months after a simultaneous pancreas-kidney (SPK) transplantation, a client is diagnosed as being in acute rejection
The client states, "I was doing so well with my new organs, and the thought of having to go back to living on hemodialysis and taking insulin is so depressing." Which is the nurse's best response? a. "You should have followed your drug re-gimen better." b. "You should be glad that at least dialysis treatment is an option for you." c. "One acute rejection episode does not mean that you will lose the new organs." d. "Our center is high on the list for obtain-ing organs from the national registry."