An 80-year-old patient experiences prolonged sadness after the death of a spouse. The patient reports being unable to sleep or eat. The primary care NP should prescribe _____ mg _____ daily
a. trazodone 50; three times
b. trazodone 100; three times
c. mirtazapine 15; at bedtime
d. mirtazapine 30; at bedtime
C
Mirtazapine side effects include sedation and increased appetite, and sedation is more likely with a lower dose. Mirtazapine is often used in nursing homes to stimulate appetite in older adults.
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As nurses caring for cancer survivors, it is important to understand that
a. Caucasians have more post-treatment symptoms than minority patients. b. Treatment outcomes are the same regardless of ethnic background. c. Cancer treatment is lifelong, and follow-up ensures that needs are met. d. Many long-term cancer survivors suffer needlessly and die.
The nurse instructs the client that a person's sense of identity as a male or female develops from which of the following? Standard Text: Select all that apply
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A patient is just arriving in the postanesthesia care unit following general anesthesia. What is the nurse's priority intervention?
1. Assess the patient's respiratory status. 2. Assess the patient's IV. 3. Ask the patient about pain. 4. Assess the patient's cardiac status.