It is not necessary to explain procedures to children who are younger than school age, as they will not understand
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
False
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a. Heparin c. Bivalirudin (Angiomax) b. Enoxaparin (Lovenox) d. Argatroban (Argatroban)
The nurse is caring for an 11-year-old girl preparing to undergo an MRI scan. Which of the following statements would best help prepare the girl for the test and decrease anxiety?
A) "You won't hear a sound if you wear your headphones." B) "The machine makes a very loud rattle; however, headphones will help." C) "There are a variety of loud sounds you will hear." D) "The MRI scanner sounds like a machine gun."
An older client diagnosed with dementia resides with his daughter. When the homecare nurse visits, the daughter tearfully tells the nurse that her father scratched her hand and cursed at her when she was attempting to feed him
She states, "I don't know why he hates me and wants to hurt me. I try so hard to take good care of him. I love him." How will the nurse respond to the client's daughter? a. "Let's think about what you may have done to anger your father?" b. "Let's try to figure out what your father was trying to say with his behavior." c. "Scratching is usually a sign of untreated pain. Do you think your father is in pain?" d. "Maybe you should consider having a home health care provider take over re-sponsibility for your father's physical care."
Health care providers need to ask specific questions to find out about patients' use of herbal products because
a. many individuals do not consider these to be drugs or supplements. b. patients may not be aware of the ingre-dients in supplements that they take. c. patients may be spending unnecessary money on products that have no efficacy. d. patients generally do not want medical staff to know that they use herbal prod-ucts.