A critically ill patient with cirrhosis has developed hepatic encephalopathy. What is the most effective therapeutic management strategy?
A) Surgical portosystemic shunt
B) Increased nutritional protein
C) Lactulose or neomycin enterally
D) Sedation with midazolam (Versed)
C
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Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
A patient who has suffered a burn in a workplace accident is being brought to the regional burn unit. In order to accurately plan this patient's care, the team needs to know the classification of the patient's burn injury
Burns are classified according to which of the following criteria? Select all that apply. A) The depth of the burn injury B) The patient's existing health comorbidities C) The total body surface area that has been burned D) The patient's expectations for recovery E) The age of the patient
When providing care to a patient, the psychiatric–mental health nurse is implementing the therapeutic use of self. The nurse is applying the concepts based on the work of which individual?
A) Hildegarde Peplau B) Florence Nightingale C) Dorothea Dix D) Sigmund Freud
A client who is considering taking a dietary supplement recommended by the nurse asks how to determine whether the supplement is safe
Which requirements by the Dietary Supplement and Nonprescription Drug Consumer Protection Act of 2007 will the nurse educate the client about? 1. Include their contact information on the label so consumers can report adverse effects. 2. Notify the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) within 15 days of receiving a report of an adverse effect. 3. Keep records of adverse effects for at least 6 years and make these records available for inspection by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). 4. Demonstrate product effectiveness prior to release of the product to the public. 5. State which conditions the product is intended to cure or prevent.