A nurse in an outpatient surgical center is teaching a patient about what will be necessary for discharge to home. What information should the nurse include about transportation?
A) The patient is not allowed to drive a car home.
B) If the patient is not dizzy, driving a car is allowed.
C) Only adults over the age of 25 may drive home.
D) None; this is not necessary information.
A
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A) They can be mixed and given in the same syringe. B) Administer IM quickly after mixing the two drugs. C) Shake vigorously when mixed in one syringe. D) If given together, a precipitate may form.
The nurse caring for a Mexican-American patient who is in labor demonstrates cultural sensitivity by:
a. encouraging female family members to be present for the delivery. b. encouraging the patient's spouse to be present for the delivery. c. asking the patient's spouse to see his baby before cutting the umbilical cord. d. asking patient's spouse to hold the neonate before bathing the neonate.
The component of prostatic fluid that maintains the osmotic equilibrium of the seminal fluid is
a. citrate. c. prostate-specific antigen. b. prostatic acid phosphatase. d. zinc.
The nurse is teaching a patient how to prevent complications of being immobile. The nurse knows that the best medicine for immobility is:
1. dietary supplements. 2. fluids. 3. adequate fiber. 4. exercise.