Which of the following statements accurately describe a step in the administration of a tube feeding?
A) The steps for administering feedings are different based on the type of tube used.
B) Intermittent feedings use gravity for instillation or a feeding pump to administer the formula over a set period of time.
C) Continuous feedings are the preferred method of introducing the formula over a set period of time via gravity or pump.
D) Feeding intolerance is less likely to occur with larger volumes.
B
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The nurse is providing education to a client about anxiety disorders. Which statement by the client requires further follow up by the nurse?
A) "I can expect to experience anxiety throughout my life." B) "Sometimes anxiety can get out of hand." C) "Usually anxiety lasts for weeks after a stressor is gone." D) "Anxiety disorders sometimes lead people to feel panicked in social settings."
A patient has contracted to be allowed to walk about outside after meals with staff supervision. When the patient begins to make a habit of asking if it's time to go outside well before meals, the nurse should:
a. provide the patient with a paper of hourly times to be clocked by the patient and initialed by the staff to indicate when it's time to go outside. b. firmly state to the patient, "15 minutes after you're done eating, someone will come to find you so the two of you can go outside.". c. say, with empathy, to the patient, "It is very difficult to wait patiently for something you really want like going outside.". d. instruct the patient to stand at the door of the unit after eating each meal.
A nurse educator is discussing the prescriptive authority of health care providers to a group of new employees. Which health care providers are able to prescribe medications to clients?
1. Registered nurses 2. Physicians 3. Nurse practitioners 4. Nurse managers 5. Physical therapists
What term is used to describe the use of a drug when it is not advisable?
a. Contraindication b. Classification c. Indication d. Side effect