The nurse knows when communicating with a suicidal client to do which of the following? Select all that apply
A) Communicate with one another
B) Communicate with hospital staff
C) Contract with the client
D) Work with other families
E) Never lecture about the negative consequences of suicide
C, E
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The nurse serves on a committee to develop a clinical protocol to guide dressing changes for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) abscesses. Which is the most important type of evidence to consider when formulating this protocol?
a. Assertions from a panel of infectious disease physicians about existing protocols to treat this organism. b. A statistical review of experimental studies comparing various dressing change protocols and patient outcomes. c. A systematic review of all nursing and medical literature about the incidence of MRSA infection and various dressing change protocols. d. Studies identifying the correlations between variables such as dressing types and subsequent infection rates.
A patient is prescribed phenytoin (Dilantin) for seizure activity. What should the nurse include when teaching the patient about this medication?
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