A nurse has just completed a suicide risk assessment of a 76-year-old widowed man. In addition to documenting the presence or absence of suicidal thoughts, plan, and means, the nurse would also document which of the following?
A) Use of substances 6 hours before the assessment
B) Speech patterns
C) Availability of support resources
D) Amount of sleep in past 24 hours
B
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A person from an underrepresented background in nursing is interested in entering nursing school and researches the ethnicity, age, and gender make-up of the nursing profession and finds:
a. nursing is a career field that is primarily made up of women younger than 30 years. b. the number of male RNs has steadily increased and is equal to the number of female RNs. c. the majority of RNs are Caucasian or non-Hispanic. d. more than half of all RNs are ages 55 through 65.
The nurse on a psychiatric unit is caring for a client with severe depression. The client states, "I just cannot go on. It is hopeless for me and there is no end in sight. My family would be better off without me burdening them
" The nurse recognizes that this client is most at risk for: a. Ineffective coping b. Denial c. Impaired recovery d. Suicide
Which of the following hormones enhances myocardial contractility?
a. Oxytocin b. Prolactin c. Epinephrine d. Somatotropin
The recommended safe dose of rifampin for a child is 5 mg/kg/dose. The child's weight is 11 lb. The medication is supplied in 10 mg/mL
a. What is the child's weight in kilograms? _____________ b. Calculate the safe dose for this child. ____________________ c. How many milliliters will be administered for each dose? ____________________