A patient's call light goes unanswered. The person's son finds the patient lying on sheets soaked with urine. This is:
a. Neglect
b. Emotional abuse
c. Physical abuse
d. Malpractice
A
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The nurse is implementing a patient teaching plan regarding diabetes mellitus. One of the short-term goals of the plan is that the patient will be able to verbalize three symptoms of hypoglycemia. This is an example of:
a. psychomotor teaching. b. cognitive teaching. c. affective teaching. d. VARK teaching.
A 28-year-old woman is planning to be part of a mission team going to Central Africa. She will take mefloquine (Lariam) once a week, beginning 1 week before traveling to Africa until 4 weeks after leaving Africa
What precaution will the nurse teach this patient is needed? A) "Avoid excessive weight gain." B) "Have regular cancer screening." C) "Use contraceptives to avoid pregnancy." D) "Stop the medication if diabetes is diagnosed."
The nurse learns a patient receiving a new prescription for oxandrolone takes a lipid-lowering medication daily. What will the nurse tell the patient about this drug interaction?
A) Lipid-lowering drug becomes much less effective. B) Increased risk of oxandrolone toxicity with this combination of drugs C) Increased risk of liver damage with this combination of drugs D) Oxandrolone becomes less effective with this combination of drugs.
Some patients may consider an uncomfortable noise level an invasion of privacy.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)