The nurse cautions that constant stress can cause an alteration to the GI system, which can result in:
a. slowed GI mobility resulting in constipa-tion.
b. reversed peristalsis resulting in projectile vomiting.
c. increased digestive juices resulting in a gastric ulcer.
d. decreased digestive juices resulting in in-effective metabolism.
C
Stress increases the gastric secretions, which irritate and finally ulcerate the gastric mucosal lin-ing.
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A) Effective training B) Incorporating data dictionaries at every terminal C) Providing a help desk during the day shift D) Finding an ancillary staff member to assist in troubleshooting the new system
A new mother is concerned about the need to provide medication to a newborn every day for an indefinite period of time. What should the nurse encourage the mother to do to ensure medication compliance? (Select all that apply.)
A) Check the expiration dates on all medications. B) Plan times for medications that fit in with the lifestyle. C) Build medication administration into the general home routine. D) Make medication administration pleasant such as including it during mealtimes. E) Schedule prescription refills at least 1 day before the current amount is used up.
A member of a nursing students study group comments, "I wish our instructor would just tell us the important information that we will be tested on in our course and on NCLEX®
®. Instead, we spend some time early in the class discussing key facts then the most of the time working through case studies, then practicing on the simulator rather than caring for ‘real' patients." This teaching-learning style represents: a. memorization of basic facts presented early in the lecture. b. Objective Structured Clinical Examinations (OSCE). c. peer-to-peer learning. d. practice-based competency.