A patient has taken high-dose glucocorticoids for 2 months for severe asthma. The symptoms have resolved, and the patient is ready to stop the medication. How should the nurse instruct the patient to stop the medication?
a. The dose should be tapered over the course of 7-10 days.
b. The drug can be stopped immediately if no longer needed.
c. The drug must be continued for life.
d. Another glucocorticoid should be used to reduce cross-tolerance.
a
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She then shares that her roommate is very depressed; her older sister committed suicide, and she is planning on killing herself if she does not pass her final examinations. Which of the following actions should be taken by the nurse? a. As a professional who made a promise, the nurse teaches the student how to recognize if her roommate is getting ready to actually do it and the phone number of the suicide hot line. b. As secrecy was promised, the nurse can only encourage the student to encourage her roommate to seek help. c. The nurse should give the student brochures and information plus the suicide hotline phone number to share with her roommate. d. The nurse should stress that one cannot keep a secret when someone's life is at stake and immediately go to assess the roommate.
During the health history of the eye, a patient tells the nurse about occasional floaters within the field of vision. The nurse identifies the structure causing this symptom to be from the:
A) Retina B) Brainstem C) Cerebellum D) Vitreous humor
The nurse needs to document a medication that has just been administered. Which technique should the nurse use to document medication administration?
a. Document the medication immediately before administration. b. Record the time administered and the nurse's name immediately after adminis-tration. c. Record medication administration time, route, and dose at the end of the shift. d. Delegate recording administration time and the nurse's name in the medication administration record (MAR).
Milk is fortified with vitamin D. Which of the following statements is true?
1. Milk normally does not contain the vitamin. 2. The vitamin has been destroyed by pasteurization and therefore has been replaced. 3. The body readily destroys vitamin D, so an ample supply is essential. 4. Skim milk will maximize the availability of the vitamins to the body.