The ____________________ is an advanced-practice registered nurse with a master's degree whose care focuses on a very specific patient population.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Clinical Nurse Specialist
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You are discharging a 4-year-old boy from the emergency department. The boy was seen for an insect bite that became swollen and reddened and warm and painful to touch
The patient's vital signs are all within normal range for age. While giving discharge instructions to the patient's father, he asks why the child is not going to get antibiotics for the infected insect bite. What would be your best response? A) "This is a local inflammatory response to the insect bite; it is not an infection so antibiotics will not help." B) "In children who are previously healthy, inflammation and infections usually resolve without the need for drugs." C) "I'll make sure the doctor is made aware that you'd like your son to have a course of antibiotics." D) "Infection is not the same as inflammation. What your son has is inflammation."
Galen was a famous physician in ancient Greece who identified the importance of incorporating social, environmental, mental, and physical factors in treating the whole person
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
A patient recovering from a surgical pregnancy termination returns for a postprocedure examination. The patient tells the nurse that she is relieved that the procedure is over however is feeling sad
What should the nurse do to assist the patient at this time? A) Suggest the patient talk with a counselor. B) Ask the patient to identify the source of the sadness. C) Recommend the patient attend contraceptive counseling sessions. D) Discuss the need for an antidepressant with the health care provider.
The nurse is talking to the parents of a child newly diagnosed with diabetes mellitus. The nurse determines that the parents have a proper understanding of preventing and managing hypogly-cemia if the parents state that they will:
1. Administer glucagon immediately if shakiness is felt. 2. Give the child 8 oz of diet cola at the first sign of weakness. 3. Report to the emergency department if the blood glucose level is 65 mg/dL. 4. Carry a glucose source when leaving home in case a hypoglycemic reaction oc-curs.