A client is admitted following surgery and has significant pain. You might expect an order for what type of medication delivery device?
What will be an ideal response?
PCA
patient-controlled analgesia
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A) A stimulus that causes disequilibrium between psychological and physiological functioning. B) An observable lag between the physical onset of illness and its emotional acknowledgement. C) A negative feeling caused by insecurity. D) A negative feeling caused by lack of adequate information.
Planned interventions for a newly admitted severely depressed patient should include:
a. allowing the patient to be alone if he or she prefers. b. encouraging the patient to sleep to regain energy. c. careful, unobtrusive observation around the clock. d. chances to enact a leadership role in the therapeutic milieu.
Which statement indicates that a client needs additional teaching about using an inhaler?
a. "I will not exhale into the inhaler." b. "I will store the inhaler in a drawer in my bedroom." c. "I will soak my inhaler in water to clean it." d. "I will inhale and hold my breath."
Most autoimmune disorders are:
a. Chronic b. Acute c. Cured with surgery d. Cured with drugs