Bowel incontinence has no effect on the patient's self-esteem.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
False
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One method of monitoring for signs and symptoms of fluid overload when administering diuretics is
a. record daily morning weights (same time, scale, clothes). b. record random weights throughout the day (same scale, clothes, staff member). c. assess abdomen every shift. d. eat a diet high in sodium.
Which intervention will increase the patient's likelihood of taking psychotropic medications for the treatment of schizophrenia?
1. Encourage the patient to use measures to manage side effects. 2. Encourage the patient to take all medications at the same time. 3. Give family members information about the patient's medication. 4. Give the patient a pamphlet explaining the positive effects of psychotropic medication.
The nurse would expect to observe which findings in a breastfeeding woman with mastitis?
A) Dimpling of the skin, erythema, and inverted nipple B) Red, scaly rash and warm, hard mass C) Tenderness, warmth, and erythema D) Tenderness, inverted nipple, and red, scaly rash
A woman arrives to the labor and birth unit at term. She is greeted by a staff nurse and a nursing student. The student reviews the initial intake assessment with the staff nurse. Which action will the staff nurse have to correct?
a. Obtain a fetal heart rate. b. Determine the estimated due date. c. Auscultate anterior and posterior breath sounds. d. Ask the client when she last had something to eat.