When a nurse asks a patient "Do you have any thoughts of wanting to harm or kill yourself?" for what is the nurse assessing?
A) Suicide attempts
B) Suicide means
C) Suicide ideation
D) Suicide plan
C
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The nurse is planning care for a young child who is admitted with sickle cell crisis. The parents are with the child, and neither has much information about the disease
When planning care for this family, the nurse will set which goal with this family? A) The child will drink adequate amounts of fluid each day. B) The child will play outside in the sun. C) The family will not have the child vaccinated. D) The family will plan vacations in high-altitude areas.
A young woman comes into the clinic for a routine checkup and to make sure she is healthy enough to become pregnant. An increased intake of which vitamin is recommended for women who intend to become pregnant?
a. Pyridoxine hydrochloride b. Folic acid c. Pantothenic acid d. Niacin
A patient passing bloody urine is scheduled for a cystoscopy with cystogram. Which description of the procedure by the nurse is accurate?
a. "Your doctor will place a catheter into an artery in your groin and inject a dye that will visualize the blood supply to the kidneys." b. "Your doctor will insert a lighted tube into the bladder, and little catheters will be inserted through the tube into your kidney." c. "Your doctor will insert a lighted tube into the bladder through your urethra, inspect the bladder, and instill a dye that will outline your bladder on x-ray." d. "Your doctor will inject a radioactive solution into a vein in your arm and the distribution of the isotope in your kidneys and bladder will be checked."
A patient with predominant pain disorder has been in treatment for 4 weeks. The patient says, "Although I'm still having pain, I notice it less and am able to perform more activities." The nurse should evaluate the treatment plan as:
a. unsuccessful. b. minimally successful. c. partially successful. d. totally achieved.