You are helping to reposition a person after surgery. Which will promote comfort?
a. Reposition the person as quickly as possi-ble.
b. Use quick motions.
c. Use towels as the nurse directs.
d. Use positioning devices as the nurse di-rects.
D
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A) "The administration of vitamin K prevents her from bleeding." B) "Your infant will need multiple injections of vitamin K to prevent health problems." C) "Your infant will need the conjugated iron in vitamin K to protect her from infection." D) "Vitamin K helps boost her nutrition until she's able to feed more efficiently."
You are caring for a client who is 42 years old and status post adenoidectomy. You find the client in respiratory distress when you enter his room. You ask another nurse to call the physician and bring an endotracheal tube into the room
What do you suspect? A) Infection B) Postoperative bleeding C) Edema of the upper airway D) Plugged tracheostomy tube
A patient is diagnosed with major depression with severe symptoms and begins taking an antidepressant medication. Three weeks after beginning therapy, the patient tells the nurse that the drug is not working
The nurse will counsel this patient to ask the provider about: a. adding a second medication to comple-ment this drug. b. changing the medication to one in a dif-ferent drug class. c. increasing the dose of this medication. d. using nondrug therapies to augment the medication.
The nurse is aware that the use of a defense mechanism is a normal response to stress. When does a defense mechanism become problematic?
a. When more than one defense mechanism is used at a time b. When the defense mechanism is used for longer than 1 week c. When the defense mechanism is used excessively d. When the defense mechanism is used until a more durable coping mechanism is formed