Yolanda is a student nurse who is caring for four patients in her senior clinical rotation. She is preparing to bathe her patients and plans to shampoo their hair
On which of her patients will she need a health care provider's order to shampoo the hair? A. 56-year-old man with diabetic ketoacidosis
B. 45-year-old woman with a neck injury
C. 34-year-old man with facial laceration
D. 67-year-old woman with cardiac bypass surgery
B
You will need a health care provider's order to shampoo the hair of patients with neck injuries.
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1. Since the treatment was discovered on the Internet, it is probably not valid. 2. Because the treatment is based upon alternative medicine strategies, it is probably not valid. 3. The treatment must be researched and found to be valid before it can be added to the Internet. 4. The treatment may be valid, but further investigation should be done before it is trusted.
A 68-year-old patient hospitalized with a new diagnosis of Guillain-Barré syndrome has numbness and weakness of both feet. The nurse will anticipate teaching the patient about
a. intubation and mechanical ventilation. b. administration of corticosteroid drugs. c. insertion of a nasogastric (NG) feeding tube. d. infusion of immunoglobulin (Sandoglobulin).
Which of the following are signs/symptoms of depersonalization disorder? (SELECT ALL THAT APPLY)
A) Orientation to person, place, time B) Sensation of detachment from body C) Sudden unexpected relocation to another town or state D) Sudden inability to recall personal information E) Two or more personalities exist within the same body F) Can coincide with other disorders