A client with severe backache has been prescribed medication by the healthcare
provider. Which class of drugs can help in relieving this condition?
A) Analgesics
B) Diuretics
C) Antitussives
D) Antiflatulents
A
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A patient needs to make a health-related behavior change, and the nurse using the health beliefs model is working with the perceived severity factor. Which action by the nurse is most appropriate?
a. Assist the patient to identify the benefits associated with the wanted change. b. Help the patient determine the barriers that prevent changing this behavior. c. Illustrate some of the consequences of not changing the selected behavior. d. Inform the patient about the morbidity associated with current behavior.
A major challenge to full autonomy for nurses is/are
a. state nurse practice acts. b. lobbyists for the American Medical Association (AMA) and hospital associations. c. the status of nurses in hospital hierarchy. d. the view of physicians as the gatekeepers in health care.
Which action by a psychiatric nurse best supports patients' rights to be treated with dignity and respect?
a. Consistently addressing each patient by title and surname. b. Strongly encouraging a patient to participate in the unit milieu. c. Discussing a patient's condition with another health care provider in the elevator. d. Informing a treatment team that a patient is too drowsy to participate in care planning.
The nurse is caring for a patient with premature ventricular contractions (PVCs). What should the nurse keep in mind about this heart rhythm?
A. PVCs typically have no pattern. B. The frequency of PVCs is not associated with specific events. C. Their incidence and significance have no relevance to the patient having had a myocardial infarction. D. PVCs are insignificant in people with no history of heart disease.