A nurse monitors a patient's health status and how it has changed. The primary focus of nursing is on the
a. illness c. treatment of the ill-ness
b. cause of illness d. patient's response to the illness
D
Nursing requires a delicate balance of promoting a patient's independence and dependence. Nursing focuses not on illness but rather on the patient's response to illness.
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a. Use of marijuana b. Use of cigarettes c. Use of smokeless tobacco d. Use of alcohol
A patient who is 36 weeks pregnant has been taking phenytoin (Dilantin) for a seizure disorder. Which supplement should the nurse anticipate being prescribed for this patient?
A) Vitamin C B) Vitamin D C) Vitamin E D) Vitamin K
Parents of a child undergoing an endoscopy to rule out peptic ulcer disease (PUD) from H. pylori ask the nurse, "If H. pylori is found will my child need another endoscopy to know that it is gone?" Which is the nurse's best response?
a. "Yes, the only way to know the H. pylori has been eradicated is with another endoscopy." b. "We can collect a stool sample and confirm that the H. pylori has been eradicated." c. "A blood test can be done to determine that the H. pylori is no longer present." d. "Your child will always test positive for H. pylori because after treatment it goes into remission, but can't be completely eradicated."
The following are examples of warning labels:
(A) shake well (B) keep refrigerated (C) do not take with dairy (D) avoid sun exposure (E) all of the above