The nurse is caring for a patient approaching the end of life. What symptom common at the end of life would the nurse most expect?
A) Diminished pain
B) Hypotension
C) Tachycardia
D) Dyspnea
D
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To practice effectively in mental health, the nurse should be able to:
A. Solve his or her own personal problems without assistance from others. B. Comfortably point out the patient shortcomings and provide advice about how to improve. C. Bring patients and coworkers into compliance with societal rules and norms. D. Demonstrate therapeutic communication.
You are assisting your client with multiple myeloma to ambulate. What is the most important nursing diagnosis to help prevent fractures in this client?
A) Increased mobility B) Adequate hydration C) Safety D) Adequate nutrition
A patient taking an FGA medication develops severe parkinsonism and is treated with amanta-dine [Symmetrel]. The amantadine is withdrawn 2 months later, and the parkinsonism returns. The nurse will expect the provider to:
a. give anticholinergic medications. b. make a diagnosis of idiopathic parkinson-ism. c. resume the amantadine indefinitely. d. try a second-generation antipsychotic (SGA).
In which health care delivery model would the nurse expect to see "point-of-care" decision making occur?
a. Primary care nursing b. Team nursing c. Functional nursing d. Modular nursing