The first step that the nurse must take in developing a therapeutic nurse-patient relationship is to generate ____________________
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
Trust
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A client is refusing to take lactulose (Heptalac) because of diarrhea. Which is the nurse's best response to this client?
a. "Diarrhea is expected; that's how your body gets rid of ammonia." b. "You may take Kaopectate liquid daily for loose stools." c. "Do not take any more of the medication until your stools firm up." d. "We will need to send a stool specimen to the laboratory."
The nurse is conducting a physical examination of a 9-month-old baby with a flat, discolored area on the skin. The nurse documents this as which of the following?
A) Papule B) Macule C) Vesicle D) Scaling
_______ denotes an increase in carbon dioxide in the fetal blood.
A. Hypercapnia B. Hypoxia C. Hypoxemia
The health care provider orders ipratropium bromide (Atrovent), albuterol (Proventil), and beclomethasone (Vanceril) inhalers for a client. What is the nurse's best action?
a. Question the order; three inhalers should not be given at one time. b. Administer the albuterol first, wait 5 minutes, and administer ipratropium bromide, followed by beclomethasone several minutes later. c. Administer each inhaler at 30-minute intervals. d. Administer beclomethasone first, wait 2 minutes, and administer ipratropium bromide, followed by the albuterol several minutes later.