A patient says he prefers to chew rather than
swallow his pills. One of the pills has the abbreviation SR behind the name of the medication. The nurse needs to remember which correct instruction regarding how to give this medication?
a. Break the tablet into halves or quarters.
b. Dissolve the tablet in a small amount of water before giving it.
c. Do not crush or break the tablet before administration.
d. Crush the tablet as needed to ease administration.
ANS: C
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by the father has put several interventions in place designed to stabilize the home and maintain a violence-free atmosphere. Several weeks later the child tells the nurse that his parents and all the children go to a clinic and talk to a man about how to get along. He says the man asked him how he felt when his dad called him "stupid," and that his dad cried when the child described feeling "awful.". The child is describing the type of therapy called a. Parents Anonymous. b. group therapy. c. family therapy. d. individual therapy.
A person attempting to implement lifestyle changes proven to reduce cardiovascular disease risk should limit dietary cholesterol intake to how many milligrams per day?
1. 100 2. 200 3. 300 4. 400
Choose the most therapeutic intervention to the client's statement, "All I feel like doing is screaming as loudly as I can."
A) "Please calm down; everything is going to be better." B) "There is nothing to be so upset about." C) "I wish you could try to be more positive." D) "You look like you are very angry this morning."
The nurse is caring for a client who has been identified as a victim of physical abuse. Which action is the priority as the nurse plans care for the client?
A. Notifying the caseworker of the situation B. Adhering to mandatory abuse reporting laws C. Removing the client from any immediate danger D. Obtaining treatment for the abusing family member