During admission to the facility, the nurse will look at factors that reduce the body's immune system. The 48-year-old executive with diabetes would demonstrate which of the following risk factors? Standard Text: Select all that apply
1. Age
2. Stressors
3. Nutrition
4. Medications
5. Chronic diseases
2,5
Rationale 1: The very young and very old are at risk.
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What elements help a child cope successfully with a critical care crisis? (Select all that apply.)
a. An outside support system b. Resilient personality c. The health care team applying family-centered concepts to help the family cope with the illness d. A supportive family e. Treating the patient as an adult
Which of the following is not an atypical antipsychotic?
A. Aripiprozole B. Clozaril C. Olanzapine D. Haloperidol
By the time they enter school, it is thought that most children identify with
1. same-sex peers. 2. opposite-sex peers. 3. the same-sex parent. 4. the opposite-sex parent.
The patient rings the nurse call button and requests pain medication. Upon assessment, the nurse finds the patient sitting up in a chair, watching television with a friend. Vital signs are normal and the patient's skin is warm and dry
Which nursing actions are appropriate? 1. Ask the patient to rate his pain on the pain scale. 2. Tell the patient that he does not look as if he is in pain. 3. Have the patient go back to bed and ask the visitor to leave. 4. Check to see when the patient last received pain medication. 5. Have another nurse assess the patient.