When a nurse helps a client return to a maximal state of functioning, the nurse is performing which of the following roles?
1. caregiver
2. advocate
3. researcher
4. rehabilitator
ANS: 4
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When a nurse enters the room, the client states, "He has a gun," and points toward a male visitor. The nurse does not see a gun. What should the nurse do?
1. #the visitor regarding the statement. 2. Contact security. 3. Call for another nurse to assist in confronting the visitor. 4. Notify the client's physician.
A patient has been receiving penicillin, acetaminophen with codeine, and hydrochlorothiazide for 4 days. He now has a urinary tract infection. A sulfonamide has been prescribed to be taken three times per day
Several hours after the second dose , he complains of pruritus. The nurse observes a generalized erythema and rash. The most appropriate nursing intervention would be to hold a. all medications, and notify the physician of the signs and symptoms. b. the penicillin. c. the acetaminophen with codeine. d. the sulfonamide.
Which statement made by a patient with a biventricular pacemaker indicates that more teaching is needed?
A) "My right ventricle contracts at the same time as the left ventricle." B) "This type of pacemaker mimics normal cardiac function." C) "Biventricular pacing decreases regurgitation of my mitral valve." D) "This pacemaker can deliver a shock if I develop a life-threatening heart rhythm."
Which vaccines should the nurse prepare to administer to a 6-month-old infant during a scheduled well-child visit? Select all that apply
1. DTaP vaccine 2. Hib vaccine 3. HPV4 vaccine 4. MMR vaccine 5. PCV13 vaccine