Pain and worry may affect the patient's ability to sleep
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
True
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A child is prescribed baclofen (Lioresal) via intrathecal pump to treat severe muscle spasms related to cerebral palsy. What teaching does the nurse provide the child and parents?
A. Do not let this prescription run out. B. The medication may cause gingival hyperplasia. C. Periodic serum drug levels are needed. D. Watch for excessive facial hair growth.
Which of the following statements best describes schizotypal personality disorder?
A. A pervasive pattern of social and interpersonal deficits with reduced capacity for close relationships B. Disregard and violation of the rights of others C. A pattern of preoccupation with orderliness and perfectionism D. Pervasive submissive and clinging behavior
A woman has just received the news that her husband died. She approaches the nurse who cared for
him during his last hours and says angrily "If you had given him your undivided attention instead of running off to care for others, he would still be alive.". The nurse's response should consider that a. the client is warning staff of a malpractice suit. b. anger is a phenomenon that is experienced during grieving. c. the client had ambivalent feelings about her husband. d. in some cultures, grief is expressed solely through anger.
The nurse is applying traction to a patient. Which of the following is an appropriate example of proper traction use?
A) Knots in the rope should not be resting against pulleys. B) Weights should rest against the bed rails. C) The end of the limb in traction should be resting against the bed's footboard. D) Skeletal traction may be removed.