The nurse applying heat to an injured hip of a patient is careful not to leave the heat on longer than:
1. 15 minutes.
2. 20 minutes.
3. 30 minutes.
4. 1 hour.
3
If a heating device is left on more than 30 minutes, the effectiveness of the treatment is di-minished and injury to the tissues may occur.
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The nurse is asked to participate in a parent-teacher meeting regarding a 10-year-old child with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder. A decision is made to move the child's desk away from other students
A few days later, the child tells the nurse, "No one like me. I'm not even part of the class anymore because I'm way off to the side." The nurse's best response is: 1. "If you would agree to stop distracting others, you could have your desk moved back to where it was." 2. "You are an important part of the class. Your desk was moved to make it easier for you to concentrate on your work." 3. "This is only a temporary punishment. I'll see when you can move back." 4. "You feel isolated having your desk off to the side. Why do you suppose this was done?"
What medication times should the nurse use in writing out a schedule for taking antiretroviral medication three times a day?
a. 8 AM - 2 PM - 8 PM b. 8AM - 4PM - 12 AM c. 8AM - 5PM - 1 AM d. Be given with meals
Case management for persons who are demented and live alone is one of the roles of which type of psychiatric nurse?
a. day-care center director b. psychiatric unit nurse c. home health psychiatric nurse d. advanced practice nurse
In preparing to conduct a physical examination on a client, the nurse plans to:
1. Perform painful procedures at the end of the exam 2. Take long, detailed notes of all the findings during the exam 3. Keep the TV or radio on to distract the client throughout the exam 4. Assess the dominant side of the client's body only in the examination