The nurse is caring for a child undergoing highly active anti-retroviral therapy (HAART) for HIV infection. The nurse is preparing to administer the prescribed medication
In addition to the nucleoside analogue reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NRTIs) and the non-nucleoside analogue reverse transcriptase inhibitors (NNRTIs), the nurse knows that the child will be taking which of the following medications as part of the three-drug regimen? A) Protease inhibitors
B) Corticosteroids
C) Cytotoxic drugs
D) Disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs)
A
Response:
The child will also be taking protease inhibitors as part of the three-drug regimen for HAART. The other medications are typically used for the treatment of juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA).
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A laboring client has been very quiet during labor, and has made no noise during contractions during the past four hours. The client is of Chinese descent. The nurse understands that this indicates that the client:
1. Believes pain should be endured and not expressed. 2. Is not in the active phase of labor yet. 3. Will not need pain medication during her hospitalization. 4. Has been abused by her husband and is afraid to verbalize fear.
A nurse is using a systems framework when caring for individuals, families, and aggregates in the community. Which of the following best describes an aspect that would be more challenging when caring for an aggregate as opposed to caring for an individual
a. Ability to communicate clearly with the client b. Analyzing power and decision making within the system c. Defining the system's structure and functions d. Recognizing the system's goals
An adolescent attempts suicide several days after a high school peer committed suicide. The student's mother is devastated that this could happen and that the family could be so unable to tell that their child was at risk
Which response by the school nurse best reflects our understanding of suicide in adolescence? Select all that apply. a. Most persons who attempt suicide conceal their despair and their intent from others quite effectively so no one will interfere with their attempt. b. Adolescents have an immature prefrontal cortex, leading to greater impulsiveness, impaired judgment, and less ability to tolerate frustration. c. Serotonin pathways are not fully developed until adulthood, leading to moodiness and sudden onset of depression in children. d. People, particularly adolescents, sometimes identify with others who have attempted suicide, leading them to decide to attempt suicide as well. e. The grief following a peer's death, by suicide or otherwise, can itself contribute to depression and a significant increase in suicide risk. f. Usually when one adolescent has committed suicide and others follow with their own attempts, they are trying to evoke the attention shown to the dead child.
A patient's written or nonwritten approval of a physician's medical treatment or nurse's health care regimen, the patient is showing:
a. Concordance b. adherence c. compliance d. coercion