A client is scheduled to undergo electroconvulsive therapy (ECT). Which client concern is of the highest priority?

A. Fear
B. Anxiety
C. Distorted body image
D. Risk for impaired breathing


Ans: D. Risk for impaired breathing

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Assisted-living communities generally provide all of the following except

a. Help with laundry b. Communal dining c. Administration of pain-relieving medication for terminally ill residents d. Assistance with daily grooming, if necessary

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Find the total volume to administer: ____________. Ordered: D5W @ 42 gtt/min over 16 h via 20 gtt/mL

tubing. Fill in the blank(s) with correct word

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The client describes being very sad during dreary winter seasons. The nurse knows that this disorder may be treated with:

A) Assertiveness training. B) Haloperidol (Haldol). C) Group therapy. D) Phototherapy.

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Spending more federal money on people with curable diseases than on the smaller number of people with incurable diseases is an example of what?

a. Veracity c. Deontology b. Utilitarianism d. Values

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