When explaining risk assessment, the nurse would indicate that the highest priority for admission to hospital-based care is
a. safety of self and others.
b. confusion and disorientation.
c. withdrawal from harmful substances.
d. medical illness complicating a psychiatric disorder.
A
The highest priority is safety. In the other situations, threats to safety might or might not exist.
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a. back and left shoulder. c. right upper quadrant of the abdomen. b. right shoulder. d. left upper quadrant of the abdomen.
A patient is going home with a new prescription
for the beta-blocker atenolol (Tenormin). The nurse will include which content when teaching the patient about this drug? a. Never stop taking this medication abruptly. b. The medication will be stopped once symptoms subside. c. If adverse effects occur, stop taking the drug for 24 hours, and then resume. d. Be watchful for first-dose hypotension.
Which of the following is NOT used to calculate the rate to administer a heparin solution?
A. Fraction proportion B. Alligation method C. Formula method D. Ratio proportion
FHTs with absent variability and bradycardia would be categorized as
A. Category I B. Category II C. Category III