Behaviors predictive of addiction to controlled substances include:
1. Stealing or borrowing another patient's drugs
2. Requiring increasing doses of opiates for pain associated with malignancy
3. Receiving refills of a Schedule II prescription on a regular basis
4. Requesting that only their own primary care provider prescribe for them
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A) Hair discoloration B) Discoloration of fingernails C) Discoloration of skin D) Pruritus E) Burning
The risk manager informs the nurse manager of an orthopedic unit that her unit has had an increase in incident reports about patients falling during the 11-7 shift. The nurse manager knows that the best way to resolve the problem is to:
a. Use creativity. b. Obtain support from the 7-3 shift. c. Use institutional research. d. Identify the problem.
Rho(D) immune globulin (RhoGAM) is given to:
1. Infants born to women who are Rh positive 2. Sexual partners of Rh-positive women 3. Rh-negative women after a birth, miscarriage, or abortion 4. Rh-negative women at 36 weeks gestation
When toddlers are separated from parents or caregivers for a long time, they may look away or focus on something else then caregivers return. This behavior is most accurately interpreted as which of the following behaviors?
a. settling in and accepting that the caregivers have more important things to do b. development of some lifelong coping skills to deal with stressful situations c. revenge for being abandoned then they needed their parents' or caregivers' attention d. detachment from losing hope for permanent reunion with parents or caregivers