Which statement about restraints is correct?
a. Any member of the health team can order a restraint to protect the person.
b. Restraints are almost always necessary with older adults.
c. Informed consent is only required when the patient has dementia.
d. The manufacturer's instructions are fol-lowed.
D
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An experienced nurse is describing the characteristics of a therapeutic one-to-one relationship to a nursing student. Which of the following is the most accurate description?
1. The relationship between the nurse and client is reciprocal. 2. The nursing process is the cornerstone of the relationship. 3. The essential feature of the relationship is a therapeutic alliance. 4. The nurse must meet the client's needs throughout the relationship.
Following an intravenous pyelogram (IVP), nursing responsibilities will include:
1. informing the client that a warm, flushed feeling can occur at the IV site. 2. explaining that urine can be pink-tinged for 24 hours. 3. keeping the client NPO for 4 hours. 4. checking the injection site for redness and warmth.
The nurse is completing an assessment on a client with myasthenia gravis. Which of the following historical recounting provides the most significant evidence regarding when the disorder began?
A) Shortness of breath B) Sensitivity to bright light C) Muscle spasms D) Drooping eyelids
A nurse in the Postanesthesia Care Unit admits a patient following resection of a gastric tumor. The patient should be placed in which position to facilitate both patient comfort and gastric emptying?
A) Semi-Fowler's B) Dorsal recumbent C) Side-lying D) Left Simm's