A patient with schizophrenia takes herbal supplements along with prescribed medication to treat the condition. What type of complementary health approach (CHA) is the patient utilizing?
1. Allopathic medicine
2. Integrative medicine
3. Alternative medicine
4. Complementary medicine
4. Complementary medicine
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A patient is diagnosed with gastroenteritis. The nurse should assess which serum laboratory value first?
1. sodium 2. bicarbonate 3. calcium 4. potassium
The client with long-standing COPD has the following lab values. What is your interpreta-tion? WBC 11,500; Hct 57%; Hgb 22 g/dL; serum sodium 139 mEq/L
A. Dehydration is present as a result of rapid, shallow breathing. B. Polycythemia is present as a result of compensation for hypoxemia. C. Septicemia is present as a result of bronchitis and possible pneumonia. D. Cor pulmonale is present as a result of increased pulmonary vascular resistance.
When a nurse decides to delegate a nursing task to others, a number of considerations take place before the decision itself is made. Which of the following is not one of these considerations?
a. needs of the patient b. condition of the patient c. potential harm d. status of the staff
A certified diabetes nurse is teaching clients with new diagnoses how to manage their diabetes. The nurse understands that handouts for diabetic clients should be written at which grade level?
A) Fourth B) Sixth C) Eighth D) Tenth