The parents of a 3-year-old girl ask the nurse if their child will have residual scarring from the lesions of Stevens-Johnson syndrome. The nurse bases the answer on the knowledge that there will be:
a. Faint scarring on the eyelids
b. Scarring around the mouth that will fade in a few years
c. Probable permanent scarring around the mouth
d. No scarring
D
With Stevens-Johnson syndrome, there is usually no scarring.
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When a patient asks if he can keep the hot application on his leg all the time, the nurse reminds him that long-term heat can:
a. cause extreme vasoconstriction. b. increase possibility of infection. c. cause the blood pressure to increase. d. damage epithelial cells.
Nursing strategies to help families cope with the stress of critical illness include: (Select all that apply.)
a. asking the family to leave during the morning bath to promote the patient's privacy. b. encouraging family members to make notes of questions they have for the physician during family rounds. c. if possible, providing continuity of nursing care. d. providing a daily update of the patient's condition to the family spokesperson.
A patient with a current history of drug abuse is admitted to the unit. The next morning the patient begins to display abstinence syndrome. The nurse anticipates signs and symptoms consistent with which of the following conditions?
a. Toxicity b. Psychologic dependence c. Physical dependence d. Drug tolerance
What component of professional negligence is represented when a nurse fails to look up an unfamiliar medication before administering it?
A) Duty to use due care B) Failure to meet standard of care C) Foreseeability of harm D) A direct relationship between failure to meet the standard of care (breach) and injury can be proved