Which of the following nursing diagnoses receives priority for a client in alcohol withdrawal?
A) Disturbed sensory perception
B) Disturbed thought processes
C) Risk for suicide or injury
D) Ineffective coping
C
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You are a nurse manager in a facility that is part of a national system of specialized hospitals that provide services to children and that is funded and managed through a religious charity organization
This system emphasizes compassionate, faith-based care. What level of consolidated system is represented in this example? a. First level b. Second level c. Fourth level d. Fifth level
The nurse understands that these receptors are believed to control neurotransmitter release at the presynaptic neuron in the autonomic nervous system:
a. beta-2. c. alpha-2. b. beta-1. d. alpha-1.
A nurse manager is educating new hires on the different perpetrators of bullying. The teaching has been effective when the new hires state: (Select all that apply.)
a. "A perpetrator can be a manager.". b. "A perpetrator can be coworker.". c. "A perpetrator is always the same licen-sure as the victim.". d. "A perpetrator is never someone in man-agement.". e. "Perpetrators are sometimes supervisors.".
The patient is being monitored with an intracranial pressure monitor. What nursing assessment most indicates the development of a complication of intracranial pressure monitoring?
A) Purulent drainage around monitor access site B) Intracranial pressure 12 mm Hg at rest C) Intracranial pressure 20 mm Hg during suctioning D) Development of slight respiratory alkalosis