A health care provider prescribes methylphenidate hydrochloride (Ritalin), PO, 8 mg, twice a day, for an adolescent with bulimia nervosa. The medication label states: "Methylphenidate hydrochloride (Ritalin), 4 mg/1 tablet
The nurse prepares to administer one dose. How many tab(s) should the nurse prepare to administer one dose? Fill in the blank. Record your answer as a whole number.
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A nurse works with another nurse who has been coming to work with red eyes and flushed face and is increasingly irritable. Which action by the nurse is most appropriate?
a. Ask another co-worker what he/she thinks about the situation. b. Document questionable incidents and relay them to the manager. c. Leave the co-worker alone as it is obvious he/she has personal problems. d. Work alongside the colleague so there are no mistakes.
When preparing an informational sheet on myositis for distribution at a meeting of a lupus support group, the nurse includes the following facts concerning this disease: Select all that apply:
1. Myositis contains four different forms of the disorder. 2. Onset for polymyositis (PM) is usually between the ages of 40 and 50. 3. Inclusion body myositis (IBM) is more common in females. 4. Existing autoimmune conditions are a contributing factor in its development. 5. It is a commonly seen immune disorder.
Which behavior am I using when I analyze and diagnose a new challenge?
a. Identify adaptive challenges b. Get on the balcony c. Protect leadership voices from below d. Work avoidance
The nurse is preparing to assess assigned clients on a postpartum unit. Which client should be seen first?
1. Multipara, second day postcesarean, moderate lochia serosa 2. Primipara, day of delivery, fundus firm 2 cm above umbilicus 3. Multipara, first postpartum day, 4 cm diastasis recti abdominis 4. Primipara, first postpartum day, hypoactive bowel sounds all quadrants