Patients were often denied basic human rights until when?
A) 1940s
B) 1950s
C) 1960s
D) 1970s
C
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Your depressed patient is starting a new medication called phenelzine (Nardil). Which teaching would be most important to emphasize?
A. Educate the patient to take this medication ongoing, even as symptoms improve. B. Instruct the patient and family about the many food-drug interactions. C. Instruct the patient about interventions to relieve dry mouth. D. Inform the patient that this medication takes 4 to 6 weeks to take full effect.
A nurse is caring for an older adult with cognitive impairment who recently had hip surgery. The nurse assesses the client for pain. The nurse would suspect that the client is in pain when the cli-ent demonstrates which of the following?
(Select all that apply.) a. The client ate all of her meals. b. The client pushes caregivers away when they attempt to change the dressing on her hip. c. The client rocks back and forth repetitive-ly when sitting in a chair. d. The client sleeps soundly throughout the night. e. The client cries out repeatedly when any-one approaches her.
A lawsuit is brought against a nurse in a rural hospital. The nurse replies that the standard of care for rural nurses is different from that for nurses working in large urban facilities. Is this a defensible position?
1. No; rural nurses work in a slower paced environment, so they have more time to provide quality personal care. 2. Yes; the rural nurse does not have access to the same quality of inservice education as the urban nurse. 3. No; nurses in rural settings must meet the same standards as those practicing in large urban areas. 4. Yes; it is well known that rural health care is substandard as compared to urban health care.
Which statement by a nursing student is an example of self-evaluation?
a. "The other student forgot to use a bath blanket." b. "I contaminated my glove on the edge of the bed." c. "The staff nurse was abrupt with the resident." d. "It was nice to be complimented by my instructor."