The patient has the right to refuse treatment
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
True
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A) "Nitroglycerine causes headaches, but removing the patch decreases the incidence." B) "You do not need the effects of nitroglycerine while you sleep." C) "Removing the patch at night prevents drug tolerance while keeping the benefits." D) "Contact dermatitis and skin irritations are common when the patch remains on all day."
Which is a priority intervention if the nurse suspects testicular torsion in a male patient?
A) Instruct the patient to wear an athletic strap to support the scrotum. B) Apply cold packs to the scrotum. C) Notify the physician immediately. D) Place the patient in a supine position with the legs elevated.
The nursing student is visiting a middle school with an assignment to observe and visit with students while walking around with the school nurse
Then nursing student is interested to learn that some students seem to be rebelling against authority figures like teachers and parents. The nursing student recalls that, according to Erikson's theory, this is not abnormal behavior. To which stage of Erikson's theory does this behavior belong? A) Identity versus role confusion B) Industry versus inferiority C) Initiative versus guilt D) Autonomy versus shame
A nurse is teaching a class on Alzheimer's disease to a group of nurses. One of the nurses asks how a cholinesterase inhibitor drug works in the Alzheimer's patient. The nurse's best response would be
a. "It helps the healthier nerve cells transmit impulses better." b. "It promotes excretion of neurotoxins." c. "It reverses central nervous system cell degeneration." d. "It helps grow new nerve cells to replace damaged ones in the brain."