What will you consider as part of your nursing management of R.O.'s pain?
What will be an ideal response?
You might need to obtain additional medication orders for more frequent administration or an
increased dose. You would want to provide alternative strategies such as positioning, splinting, and
distraction, such as music therapy, while providing support and comforting verbal reassurance.
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When assessing homeless children, the community health nurse would expect to find them in which living situation most likely?
A) On the streets B) In shelters C) In parks D) In trailer parks
When developing the teaching plan for a client receiving ethosuximide (Zarontin), the nurse would include instructions to notify the primary health care provider if which of the following occur? Select all that apply
A) Ataxia B) Blurred vision C) Slurred speech D) Joint pain E) Bruising
Musculoskeletal changes that occur with the aging process include
A) thickening of the vertebral discs. B) atrophy of muscles in the extremities, occurring first in the upper extremities. C) a loss in height. D) increase in range of motion of joints as a result of loosening of ligaments.
The student nurse is performing an assessment of the client's peripheral vascular system with the experienced nurse's guidance
Which of the following actions by the student nurse indicate that the student nurse requires further education? Standard Text: Select all that apply. 1. The student nurse continues to assess the client while the client is in a flat, supine position. The client's respiratory rate increases to 26 breaths per minute and the client becomes dusky around the mouth and lips. 2. The student nurse requests that the client remove all undergarments prior to putting the gown. 3. The client left her socks on and the student nurse assesses the client's pedal pulses over the socks. 4. The client is wearing multiple rings and bracelets. The student nurse states that she may leave them on during the examination. 5. The student nurse takes a blood pressure cuff, Doppler, and stethoscope into the client's room for this assessment.