The nurse is trying to get informed consent for a 9-month-old boy needing surgery for infant glaucoma. His parents are divorced. Which of the following is the priority intervention?
A) Contacting the father for informed consent
B) Obtaining informed consent from the mother
C) Seeking a court ruling on the course of care
D) Determining if parents have joint custody
D
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The nurse is administering a patient's medication by mouth. The nurse knows that for this medication to be utilized by body diffusion, filtration and osmosis must take place. Which me-chanism is the first to be involved in that process?
1. Excretion 2. Metabolism 3. Distribution 4. Absorption
If the nurse finds a yellowish or white light reflex (cat's eye reflex) then inspecting the retina, he or she knows this may indicate:
a. retinoblastoma c. retrolental fibroplasia b. albino characteristics d. retinitis pigmentosa
A pregnant patient who is taking ondansetron (Zofran) for morning sickness tells the nurse she is experiencing headache and dizziness. What will the nurse tell her?
a. It is not safe to take this drug during pregnancy. b. These are common side effects of ondansetron. c. She should stop taking the ondansetron immediately. d. She should report these adverse effects to her provider.
A psychiatric–mental health nurse is working with a female client in her early twenties who was diagnosed with anorexia nervosa 6 months ago. The nurse is aware of the prevalence of emotional reasoning among such clients
Which of the following statements is indicative of emotional reasoning? A) "I try to explain the reasons why I don't eat a lot to you all, but no one seems to get it." B) "When I'm sad or mad, a vigorous workout is the best thing for me." C) "I don't really feel like talking about my eating because that's my business, not yours." D) "No one else agrees, but I know that I'm fat because I always feel fat."