The school nurse recommends that the parents of a student seek help because the student is constantly in trouble and recently has set several small fires on school grounds. The nurse is concerned because the child is manifesting signs of:
A) Attention deficit disorder.
B) Oppositional defiant disorder.
C) Depression.
D) Conduct disorder.
D
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A patient's family voices concern regarding the purpose of some of the interventions for systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS). What explanation by the nurse is most appropriate when explaining the rationale of treatment?
a. "Applying a MAST garment is mandatory to promote and conserve body heat." b. "Inserting an IABP is required to decrease fluid leaking into the extravascular space." c. "Maintaining strict isolation is vital to prevent an overlying bacterial infection." d. "Aggressive treatment is necessary to support the multiple failing organs."
Which of the following are nursing diagnoses that would apply to the client with multiple myeloma? (Select all that apply.)
a. Impaired tissue inte-grity d. Risk for infection b. Chronic pain e. Disturbed body im-age c. Risk for injury
A patient has been given a prescription for
levodopa-carbidopa (Sinemet) for her newly diagnosed Parkinson's disease. She asks the nurse, "Why are there two drugs in this pill?" The nurse's best response reflects which fact? a. Carbidopa allows for larger doses of levodopa to be given. b. Carbidopa prevents the breakdown of levodopa in the periphery. c. There are concerns about drug-food interactions with levodopa therapy that do not exist with the combination therapy. d. Carbidopa is the biologic precursor of dopamine and can penetrate into the central nervous system.
Prepare a 200 mcg dose from a supply of 150 mcg per 3 mL
What will be an ideal response?