Laxative abuse is most common in ________ patients.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
older adult
Laxative abuse is most common among older adult patients.
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A. Auscultate lung sounds every 4 hours during fluid therapy. B. Facilitate stat laboratory draws when the child has episodic symptoms. C. Perform a complete abdominal assessment including palpation. D. Withhold water for 8 hours and collect hourly urine samples.
A health care provider prescribes choline magnesium trisalicylate (Trilisate), 15 mg/kg PO every 8 to 12 hours as needed for pain. The child weighs 10 kg. The medication label states: "Choline magnesium trisalicylate 500 mg/5 mL." The nurse prepares to ad
administer one dose. How many milliliters will the nurse prepare to administer one dose? Fill in the blank. Record your answer to one decimal place.
A nurse with community-health nursing experience provides monthly blood pressure checks for fellow members of a religious congregation. The nurse is functioning within which role?
1. Parish nurse 2. Clinic nurse 3. Gerontologic nurse 4. Occupational health nurse
During a psychiatric unit meeting, a client from Asia is making a statement that no one seems to understand. Which action would indicate that the nurse was using therapeutic communication principles?
a. Insist that the client from Asia be quiet until the meeting is over. b. Assess the nonverbal quality of this client's communication. c. Ask the other clients what they think the client from India is saying. d. Make an interpretation, and act on it in responding to this client.