The nurse is preparing an analgesic for a patient with leukemia. Which route is preferred for this patient?
A. Oral
B. Subcutaneous
C. Intravenous
D. Intramuscular
Answer: A
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Which of the following is an Activity for the nursing intervention music therapy?
1. Determine the patient's interest in music. 2. Activity intolerance 3. Use music to help achieve a specific change in behavior or feeling. 4. Identify patients who have a history of substance abuse.
A nurse is conducting a health history for a patient with a skin problem. What question or statement would be most useful in eliciting information about personal hygiene?
A) "Perhaps you don't recognize your bad body odor." B) "You must eat a lot of greasy foods to have this acne." C) "Tell me about what you do to take care of your skin." D) "Why do you only take a bath once a week?"
A nurse is modifying a patient's care plan after evaluation of patient care. In which order, starting with the first step, will the nurse perform the tasks?
1. Revise nursing diagnosis. 2. Reassess blood pressure reading. 3. Retake blood pressure after medication. 4. Administer new blood pressure medication. 5. Change goal to blood pressure less than 140/90. a. 1, 5, 2, 4, 3 b. 2, 1, 5, 4, 3 c. 4, 3, 1, 5, 2 d. 5, 4, 5, 1, 2