The patient is scheduled to receive hemodialysis for 4 hours this morning, and several medications for chronic diseases are scheduled to be given now. All of the medications will be at least partially removed by dialysis
What is the best nursing action?
A) Give all medications as scheduled.
B) Give double doses of all medications.
C) Withhold medications for today only.
D) Administer medications after dialysis.
D
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She has felt the lump for about a year but was afraid to come to the clinic because she was sure it was cancer. What is the most appropriate nursing diagnosis for this patient? A) Self-esteem disturbance B) Ineffective individual coping C) Altered family process D) Ineffective denial
Your patient has had a sudden loss of vision after head trauma. You are helping the patient identify where items are on her dinner tray so she can feed herself. How would you describe the placement of items on the dinner tray?
A) Like the face of a clock B) Like using a compass C) Like giving directions D) Like reading a map
A community health nurse is writing an objective. Which of the following would be most appro-priate for the nurse to write?
a. Each member of the family will give an insulin injection to the client with accurate dosage 100% of the time for 10 consecu-tive trials. b. The client will perform a blood sugar test on herself with an accurate blood sugar reading. c. The community will take their children to receive immunizations within 1 month of the immunization due date. d. Fifty percent of the eligible women seen in the clinic will return for their scheduled mammogram appointment.
A sliding scale insulin order is based on what kind of test?
What will be an ideal response?