Which of the following is a medical condition related to the cause of delirium in older adults?
A) Anxiolytics
B) Medication toxicity
C) Renal disease
D) Alcohol
C
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While taking the patient's history, the nurse is told that the patient is trying to get pregnant. However, she states she is very fearful she will have another miscarriage
She shares with the nurse that she has lost 2 pregnancies and does not know why. Based on this patient's history, what recommendation should the nurse make? A) Instruct her to continue to try to get pregnant. B) Let the patient know that her loss may not occur again. C) Instruct her on chromosome testing studies. D) Tell her to have an amniocentesis with the next pregnancy.
The theory that suicide rates are affected by group support, social changes, regulations, religion, legal sanctions or limitations, and philosophical beliefs is known as the ____ theory
a. Biological b. Sociological c. Interpersonal d. Psychoanalytical
A patient is having a breast examination and is asked by the nurse to position her arms at her sides, then to press her hands to her hips. The patient asks why she has to perform so many different positions for the examination
What rationale would the nurse provide for this request? 1. Several positions pull ligaments, causing dimpling if a tumor is present. 2. Having the patient move facilitates a neurological assessment along with the breast examination. 3. These movements help to determine the patient's state of balance. 4. These movements help test motor strength.
Why is the consistency of taking paroxetine (Paxil) and never running out of medication more important than with most other selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs)?
1. It has a shorter half-life and withdrawal syndrome has a faster onset without taper. 2. It has the longest half-life and the withdrawal syndrome has a faster onset. 3. It is quasi-addictive in the dopaminergic reward system. 4. It is the most activating of SSRI medications and will cause the person to have sudden deep sadness.