Which instruction should the nurse be certain to include when providing discharge teaching for a patient who has a serious visual deficit?
1) Install blinking lights to alert an incoming phone call.
2) Have gas appliances inspected regularly to detect gas leaks.
3) Wear properly fitting shoes and socks.
4) Avoid using throw rugs on the floors.
ANS: 4
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Parents or guardians have authority to make choices about their child's health care in almost all circumstances. In which situation would the parents or guardians not have such authority? When the child:
1. Begins to develop competence in health care decisions. 2. And parents do not agree on major treatment options. 3. Is able to understand concrete explanations. 4. Is considered to be a mature minor.
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During interleukin drug therapy, a patient is
showing signs of severe fluid retention, with increasing dyspnea and severe peripheral edema. The next dose of the interleukin is due now. Which action will the nurse take next? a. Hold the drug, and notify the prescriber. b. Give the drug, and notify the prescriber. c. Give the drug along with acetaminophen and diphenhydramine (Benadryl). d. Monitor the patient for 2 hours, and then give the drug if the patient's condition improves.
The nurse will administer parenteral insulin to a patient who will receive a mixture of NPH (Humulin NPH) and regular (Humulin R). The nurse will give this medication via which route?
a. Intradermal b. Intramuscular c. Intravenous d. Subcutaneous