Clients with kidney stones are usually advised to:
1. Avoid organ meats
2. Drink 3 liters of fluid per day
3. Take 8 ounces of cranberry juice daily
4. Eliminate calcium-containing foods from their diet
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A home health nurse is caring for a patient with multiple myeloma. Which of the following interventions should the nurse prioritize when addressing the patient's severe bone pain?
A) Implementing distraction techniques B) Educating the patient about the effective use of hot and cold packs C) Teaching the patient to use NSAIDs effectively D) Helping the patient manage the opioid analgesic regimen
The nurse manager is concerned about the increased number of medication adverse effects being observed in older patients. What should the manager do to reduce these effects? Select all that apply.
1. Conduct a monthly quality improvement study. 2. Monitor each nurse's ability to detect preparation errors. 3. Discuss the importance of not missing medication doses. 4. Review pharmacy documentation regarding drug—drug interactions. 5. Ensure that the physicians' orders are legible.
The nurse is reviewing with a group of nursing students the concept of triage. What are accurate responses by the student nurses about triage?
1 . Process of sorting and classifying to determine priority of needs 2 . Involves determining non–life-threatening situations and assisting those clients first 3 . Important to identify victims and their next of kin whenever possible 4 . A disaster plan is initiated in the emergency department when a motor vehicle accident involves more than one victim. A) 1, 3 B) 1, 4 C) 2, 3 D) 3, 4
A patient who has been in bed for a long time will not benefit from a rehabilitation program.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)