The nurse caring for a client in an isolation environment decides to change the isolation mask. What is the most likely reason the nurse changes the mask?
A. The effectiveness of the mask decreased.
B. The mask became soiled by the client.
C. The mask was too uncomfortable.
D. The mas did not seal properly.
Answer: A
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A 24-year-old woman has a severe sinus infection and is being treated with ciprofloxacin. The nurse will instruct the patient to
A) take the drug every 10 hours on an empty stomach. B) stop the drug 24 hours after she feels better. C) use a backup form of contraception in addition to birth control pills. D) take the drug only at night.
Which intervention by a psychiatric nurse best applies the ethical principle of autonomy? The nurse:
a. explores alternative solutions with a patient, who than makes a choice. b. suggests that two patients who were fighting be restricted to the unit. c. intervenes when a self-mutilating patient attempts to harm self. d. stays with a patient demonstrating a high level of anxiety.
The family of a patient whose insurance will not pay for continuing hospitalization considers transferring the patient to a public mental hospital. They express concern that the patient will be "never get any treatment."
Which reply by the nurse would be most helpful? a. "Under the law, treatment must be provided. Hospitalization without treatment violates patients' rights." b. "All patients in public hospitals have the right to choose both a primary therapist and a primary nurse." c. "That's a justifiable concern because the right to treatment extends only to provision of food, shelter, and safety." d. "Much will depend on other patients, because the right to treatment for a psychotic patient takes precedence over the right to treatment of a patient who is stable."
Of the many factors that influence parental responses, nurses should be conscious of negative stereotypes that apply to specific patient populations. Which response could be an inappropriate stereotype of adolescent mothers?
a. An adolescent mother's egocentricity and unmet developmental needs interfere with her ability to parent effectively. b. An adolescent mother is likely to use less verbal instruction, be less responsive, and interact less positively than other mothers. c. Adolescent mothers have a higher documented incidence of child abuse. d. Mothers older than 35 often deal with more stress related to work and career issues and decreasing libido.