Patients have the right to be free from restraints
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
True
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The postpartum mother tells the nurse she is afraid to have a bowel movement because of her painful episiotomy. What should the nurse do?
a. Offer a suppository or enema. b. Encourage ambulation. c. Offer stool softeners as prescribed. d. Offer pain medication before defecating.
The mother of an adolescent client with obsessive-compulsive disorder tells the nurse, "My
daughter's doctor wants her to be in a research study and to have a PET [positron emission tomography] scan. I do not want her to have to go through any tests that are painful. What should I do?" The best reply for the nurse would be a. "The doctor has made the diagnosis, but having a PET scan would confirm it.". b. "You might want to ask who will pay for the PET scan because they are very expensive.". c. "PET scans involve an injection and lying still while a machine visualizes brain activity.". d. "PET scans involve passing an electrical current through the brain and can be uncomfortable.".
A patient with angina is beginning nitroglycerin. Before administering the drug the nurse informs the patient that immediately after administration, the patient may experience what?
A) Nervousness or paresthesia. B) Throbbing headache or dizziness. C) Drowsiness or blurred vision. D) Tinnitus or diplopia.
A destructive earthquake has occurred within the vicinity of the local hospital. The nursing supervisor working the night shift at the hospital receives information that the hospital disaster plan will be activated
The nurse recognizes that she will be working with several organizations in the management of this disaster. The supervisor recalls that the organization responsible for coordinating interagency relief assistance is what? A) Office of Emergency Management B) Incident Command System C) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) D) American Red Cross