While counseling a pregnant patient accustomed to using multiple herbal preparations, the nurse should caution her that a dangerous herb to use when pregnant is:
a. blue cohosh.
b. echinacea.
c. ginkgo biloba.
d. black cohosh.
a
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A surgical patient's postoperative orders include the twice-daily administration of docusate sodium. The patient is concerned about developing diarrhea from this medication, so the nurse has begun patient education
What should the nurse teach the patient about docusate sodium? A) "This medication will soften your stools over the next couple of days." B) "You'll usually have a bowel movement within 2 to 3 hours of taking this." C) "This medication will cause your bowels to contract more strongly than they normally do." D) "This drug will help you pass regular stools while you're in the hospital, but you should not take it for more than 5 days."
The nurse understands that the nursing process step of implementation has several steps of its own. List the steps of implementation in the appropriate order, from first to last
Standard Text: Click and drag the options below to move them up or down. Choice 1. Implementing nursing orders Choice 2. Reassessing the client Choice 3. Delegating and supervising Choice 4. Documenting nursing actions Choice 5. Determining the nurse's need for assistance
A staff nurse frequently interrupts the nurse manager with problems that the staff nurse could solve
What should the manager say to correct this behavior? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Standard Text: Select all that apply. 1. "I am no longer going to interrupt my work for you." 2. "Let me see what I can do about the problem you are having." 3. "Is this a problem you can handle yourself?" 4. "You have the skills to solve this issue." 5. "I trust you to solve this problem."
Primary nursing is a type of care delivery in which the nurse:
a. cares for a patient 24 hours a day. b. is responsible for the client's daily care. c. monitors care from admission to dis-charge. d. provides total care for the patient.