The nurse is planning appropriate care for the preterm newborn. Which nursing diagnosis has the highest priority?
A. Risk for impaired elimination
B. Risk for ineffective airway clearance
C. Impaired oxygenation
D. Enhanced family coping
C
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At the conclusion of a health history the nurse conducts a spiritual assessment with the patient. Why is this assessment important?
A) Strong spiritual beliefs facilitate health and healing B) A spiritual crisis can trigger a psychosomatic disease C) It is the nurse's job to facilitate communication between the patient and the clergy D) The nurse needs to be careful that therapeutic regimens do not violate a patient's religious beliefs
The nurse is planning to implement nonpharmacological approaches with an older patient with chronic osteoarthritis pain. What should the nurse keep in mind when implementing these approaches?
1. The effectiveness of nonpharmacological approaches is questionable. 2. Nonpharmacological approaches are less effective in the older patient. 3. Nonpharmacological approaches are more effective in the older patient. 4. Nonpharmacological approaches are effective when used with pharmacological therapy.
A nurse is working with a six-year-old diagnosed with OCD. What medication might the nurse expect would be prescribed for this patient?
1. Clomipramine (Anafranil) 2. Sertraline (Zoloft) 3. Methylphenidate (Ritalin) 4. Olanzapine (Zyprexa)
According to the psychoanalytical framework of Sigmund Freud, the aim of the superego is to:
a. create anxiety for the ego b. minimize pain and maximize pleasure c. maximize the pain principle d. delay immediate response to id impulses