An elderly female patient who experienced a hemorrhagic stroke has a poor prognosis and multiple functional deficits, including dysphagia
A family meeting has been organized to discuss the possibility of tube feeding, and the patient's daughter is incredulous that a tube feed has not yet been introduced, stating, "The only thing worse than dying of a stroke would be to starve to death." What principle should underlie a response to the daughter?
A) There are potential benefits to withholding artificial hydration and nutrition.
B) The food energy derived from artificial hydration and nutrition can exacerbate disease processes.
C) It is unethical to withhold artificial hydration and nutrition unless it is physiologically impossible.
D) Unconscious patients are unable to metabolize nutrients that are derived from tube feeds or parenteral nutrition.
A
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The nurse considers Erikson's theory and recognizes that the mother's behavior may have an effect on the child's: 1. Cognitive development. 2. Sense of independence. 3. Conscience. 4. Development of superego.
The nurse at the pediatric clinic gives the mother of an infant a written record of the infant's immune sera use. The nurse encourages the mother to keep the information. What is the rationale behind keeping a written record of immune sera use?
A) To keep track of where the immune sera was given B) To identify who gave the immune sera C) To avoid future reactions D) To identify the lot number of the immune sera used
The nurse is reviewing the following label on a reconstituted medication. What is missing from this label?
1. Name of the medication 2. Solution used to reconstitute the medication 3. Initials of the person who reconstituted the medication 4. The name, date, and signature of the prescribing health care provider
Persons who are developmentally disabled need:
a. Hospital services b. Long-term care c. Life-long help, support, and special ser-vices d. Residential care