A parent reports a child has skin lesions that rupture, creating a thin, flat, honey-colored crust. What treatment does the healthcare professional educate the parent about?
a. Supportive care only
b. Oral griseofulvin
c. Topical corticosteroids
d. Topical mupirocin
Answer: d. Topical mupirocin
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The parents of a 9-year-old boy have been told by the child's teacher that he exhibits symptoms of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
Which specific behaviors may the child exhibit for this diagnosis to be made? (Select all that apply.) a. Frequently interrupts or intrudes on others b. Is easily distracted by outside stimuli c. Has feelings of restlessness or frequently fidgets with hands and/or feet d. Exhibits an excellent short-term memory e. Often leaves tasks incomplete
A patient, just laid off from his job of 15 years, is pacing rapidly in the waiting room. His behavior is disorganized, he is trembling, and he can be heard admonishing himself that he should have worked harder
He told the triage nurse that he would like to get some medication to calm him down so he can "think straight.". Which of the following would constitute a therapeutic rationale for the use of antianxiety medication as his initial treatment? a. The patient believes it would be beneficial to him. b. It would calm the patient and allow his discharge. c. It would not be as addictive as antidepressant drugs. d. It would better enable him to participate in treatment.
A nurse is assessing a patient who is receiving a blood transfusion and finds that the patient is anxiously fidgeting in bed. The patient is afebrile and dyspneic. The nurse auscultates crackles in both lung bases and sees jugular vein distention
The nurse recognizes that the patient is experiencing which transfusion complication? a. Anaphylactic shock b. Septicemia c. Fluid volume overload d. Hemolytic reaction
Which of the following pain interventions is appropriate for a 5-year-old, post-op patient?
1. To provide comfort and decrease pain, use a combination of medications, positioning, distraction, and family involvement 2. Assess for pain using a developmentally appropriate pain scale 3. Evaluate the efficacy of all the pain control interventions 4. All of the above