Which goal related to achieving therapeutic effects from mannitol would a nurse include in the plan of care?
1. Decrease intracranial pressure
2. Decrease excretion of therapeutic medications
3. Increase urine osmolality
4. Decrease serum osmolality
Correct Answer: 1
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A patient cries quietly while undergoing a painful treatment. The nurse realizes that although the treatment is painful, it is necessary for the patient's healing and recovery. Which ethical principle does this situation exemplify?
1. Paternalism 2. Nonmaleficence 3. Veracity 4. Respect for others
Which of the following is true of where parish nursing is practiced?
a. All U.S. states b. Found only in North America c. Most U.S. states and some other countries d. Every country in the world
Raising the costs of the privately insured to offset the cost of Medicare and Medicaid is known as:
a. cost shifting c. budgeting b. cost containment d. resource utilization
The nurse is caring for a client with gastritis who will undergo a nuclear medicine GI bleeding study in the morning. What instruction for preparation does the nurse give the client?
a. "You cannot eat anything after midnight." b. "You should drink several glasses of water in the morning." c. "You must make arrangements for transportation home." d. "No special preparations are required for this test."