The nurse recognizes that a woman who has experienced physical abuse and has inadequate income to care for herself and her family would be categorized under Axis ______
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
4
four
Axis 4 queries the environmental and psychosocial information of a patient.
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Most barbiturates are considered nonselective CNS depressants. The major exception is:
a. phenobarbital. b. thiopental. c. secobarbital. d. butabarbital.
To protect the person from harm, you need to:
a. Follow the person's care plan b. Check on the person every hour c. Explain all safety rules to the person d. Keep the bed in the low position with bed rails raised
Frequent episodes of exercise-related chest pain have caused a 79-year-old woman to use her prescribed nitroglycerin spray several times in recent weeks. This patient's age will have what effect on her use of nitroglycerin?
A) The woman may experience paradoxical vasoconstriction when taking nitroglycerin. B) Decreased saliva production will inhibit the absorption of the drug in her mucosa. C) The woman will need to allow more time between doses in order to facilitate absorption. D) The woman will be more susceptible to hypotension than a younger patient.
A patient is admitted with the diagnosis of possible acute pancreatitis. Upon assessment, the nurse notes faint bruising over the patient's flank region. How would the nurse report and document this finding?
1. Homan's sign 2. Cullen's sign 3. Grey Turner's sign 4. Chvostek's sign