When caring for a child with a skin allergy on what should the nurse make the highest priority?
A) Regulating skin and body temperature
B) Controlling nausea and vomiting
C) Reducing swelling and relieving itching
D) Managing pain and discomfort
Ans: C
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After delivery of the infant, the nurse adds 20 units of oxytocin to the intravenous solution. The nurse understands that the purpose of this medication is to
a. suppress lactation in a nonbreastfeeding mother b. shorten the length of the third stage of labor c. promote comfort during the immediate postpartum period d. prevent postpartum hemorrhage
The behavioral approach has been validated by a wide range of studies
a. True b. False
Implementing a treatment plan that includes ganglionic blocking drugs and vasodilators could lead to a drug interaction resulting in ________.
A. additive antiadrenergic effects B. additive anticholinergic effects C. additive vasodilating effects D. antagonism of anticholinergic effects
Based on a client's history of violence toward others and her inability to cope with anger, which of the following should the nurse use as the most important indicator of goal achievement before discharge?
a) Acknowledgment of her angry feelings. b) Ability to describe situations that provoke angry feelings. c) Development of a list of how she has handled her anger in the past. d) Verbalization of her feelings in an appropriate manner.