It is likely that a client with seasonal affective disorder will begin to feel better in the
A. fall.
B. winter.
C. spring.
D. summer.
Ans: C. spring.
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After teaching a client how to care for a furuncle in the axilla, a nurse assesses the client's understanding. Which statement indicates the client correctly understands the teaching?
a. "I'll apply cortisone cream to reduce the inflammation." b. "I'll apply a clean dressing after squeezing out the pus." c. "I'll keep my arm down at my side to prevent spread." d. "I'll cleanse the area prior to applying antibiotic cream."
The informatics nurse is preparing a teaching tool about telehealth. What information should be included regarding this type of connected health?
A) Access to care may be delayed until the proper equipment can be delivered to the patient's home. B) Patients must travel to special on-site locations where equipment and telecommunication devices are available. C) Nurse practitioner services may be reduced because physicians can assess and treat patients themselves. D) Patients may stay within their own community to be assessed and treated, lowering potential costs.
What is the nurse's legal duty with regard to implementing a physician's order?
1. The nurse should follow the order unless the nurse believes some other course of action would be better. 2. The nurse should follow the order unless the nurse has reason to believe that the patient could come to harm if the order is followed. 3. The nurse should review each order with the physician and then follow the order. 4. The nurse should question every order with the physician, since physicians are only human.
A patient developed hives and itching after receiving a drug for the first time. Which instruction by the nurse is accurate?
a. Stop the medication and encourage the patient to wear a medical alert bracelet that explains the allergy. b. Explain to the patient that these are signs and symptoms of an anaphylactic reaction. c. Emphasize to the patient the importance to inform medical personnel that in the future a lower dosage of this drug is necessary. d. Instruct the patient that it would be safe to take the drug again because this instance was a mild reaction.