On admittance to a mental health unit, a client tells the nurse that he or she does not want anyone to know that he or she is a patient there. The next day the nurse receives a phone call requesting information about the client
The nurse refuses to acknowledge that the client is a patient on the unit. What is the best way to describe how this nurse is acting?
A) Confidently
B) Legally
C) Ethically
D) Privately
C
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When discussing sexuality with the older adult, the nurse remembers that:
1. Older men are infertile. 2. Older women lose interest in sexual activity after menopause. 3. The phases of sexual response can take longer to occur. 4. Sexual activity is to be avoided after heart surgery.
A patient who has an upper respiratory infection accompanied by severe cough has been given an antitussive medication with codeine. The patient asks why codeine is part of the prescribed drug
Which is the most appropriate response of the health care provider? a. Codeine suppresses cough because it has a depressant effect on the sensory cortex of the brain. b. Codeine suppresses cough because it has a depressant effect on the cough center in the medulla. c. Codeine suppresses cough because it provides local anesthesia on stretch receptors in the lungs. d. Codeine suppresses cough because it stimulates the limbic system of the brain.
The public health nurse is preparing community programming on obesity following the Healthy People 2020 guidelines. Which of the following would the nurse include?
A) Increase the consumption of calories from fats in those 2 years old and older. B) Reduce iron intake in pregnant females. C) Reduce consumption of whole grains in those 2 years and older. D) Eliminate food insecurity in children.
Normal breathing is approximately how many respirations per minute in an adult??
A) 10 B) 20 C) 35 D) 40