A nurse is caring for a 23-year-old mother of two small children who has been admitted to the hospital after being violently raped by her husband. One of this patient's identified needs is a safety plan
What is the first step the nurse would take in helping to develop a safety plan for this patient?
A) Tell the patient why she needs a safety plan
B) Ask the patient what she has done in the past to be safe
C) Give the patient forms to fill out
D) Notify social services of the need for a safety plan
B
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A. Keep the patient in your line of vision at all times. B. Perform suicide assessments every half-hour. C. Inform the doctor that the patient is now in a locked area. D. Take vital signs every 15 minutes.
The nurse is reviewing the patient's medication orders and finds an order stating "amoxicillin 250 mg every 8 hours." What would the nurse question regarding this order?
A) Dose B) Route C) Frequency of administration D) Allowance for generic substitution
A child is brought to the pediatric clinic by her mother, who tells the nurse that the school nurse called "again today" to ask her to pick the child up from school because the child was nauseated, vomiting, and very pale
The mother tells the clinic nurse that this has been happening several times a week over the last month, and always about the same time of day. What would the clinic nurse suspect is bothering this child? A) Ototoxicity B) Nystagmus C) Ménière's disease D) Motion sickness
The nurse is studying the ayurvedic system of healing and realizes this system includes all of the following, EXCEPT:
a. vata regulates every type of movement. b. chakra refers to seven primary energy centers in the body. c. the union of the divine and the truth occurs through the physical and meditative practice of yoga. d. illness is the result of spirit loss.