A 12-year-old boy is diagnosed with bulimia nervosa. When providing client education to the parents of the client, the nurse points out that what is common in clients afflicted with bulimia nervosa?
A) Inpatient hospital treatment
B) Physical ailments related to extreme weight loss
C) Substance abuse
D) Aggression and violence
C
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You are the nurse caring for patients in the urology clinic. A new patient, 78 years old, presents with complaints of urinary incontinence. An anticholinergic is prescribed
Why might this type of medication be an inappropriate choice in the elderly population? A) Gastrointestinal hypermotility can be an adverse effect of this medication. B) Detrusor instability can be an adverse effect of this medication. C) Confusion can be an adverse effect of this medication. D) Increased symptoms of urge incontinence can be an adverse effect of this medication.
The best action nurses can take to prevent allegations of malpractice is
a. carrying malpractice insurance. b. clarifying orders with the nursing supervisor. c. delegating care to nursing assistants. d. providing care according to standards of practice.
Hydroxyurea is increased by what dosage until the maximum of 35 mg/kg is reached?
a. 5 mg/kg every 4 weeks c. 5 mg/kg every 12 weeks b. 10 mg/kg every 8 weeks d. 15 mg/kg every 15 weeks
Sentinel event alerts are published by TJC to do which of the following?
a. Allow facilities to learn from sentinel events that have occurred in other facili-ties and incorporate recommendations for prevention into their policies. b. Notify hospitals that if a sentinel event occurs during an alert, the hospital will be subject to withdrawal of Medicare and Medicaid certification and reimbursement. c. Prevent a near-miss from occurring. d. Assist hospitals to find national standar-dized performance measures to benchmark themselves against other similar hospitals.