While assessing a patient before administering neostigmine for the treatment of myasthenia gravis, the nurse notices that the patient has greater muscle strength than when assessed 1 hour ago
The nurse's interpretation of this assessment information is that:
1. the dose needs to be increased.
2. the medication schedule seems to be effective.
3. the patient will not require the next scheduled dose.
4. toxicity is impending.
Correct Answer: 2
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a. 3,200 b. 800 c. 720 d. 320
The process based on an individual's biological growth, functional changes, and learning that applies to both physiologic and behavioral aspects of an individual is called:
a. adaptation c. growth b. development d. maturation
Nurses need to provide competent care to young and middle adult patients. Why must nurses be knowledgeable about developmental theories to care for this group? (Select all that apply.)
a. These theories provide nurses with a basis for understanding the life events and developmental tasks of young and middle adults. b. It is important to understand societal structures and roles because they have not changed in the past 20 or 30 years. c. Patients present challenges to nurses, who themselves are often young or middle adults coping with the demands of their respective developmental period. d. Nurses need to recognize the needs of their patients even if they are not experiencing the same challenges and events.
A client experiencing paranoid delusion states, "They are conspiring against me; they're after me all night." Which of the following responses by the nurse would be the MOST empathetic?
a. "That sounds frightening." b. "You can't sleep?" c. "This cannot be true." d. "You are having a delusion."