A person has a drug addiction. Which is correct?
a. The person has a chronic brain illness.
b. The person can stop taking the drug without treatment.
c. Higher doses of the drug are not needed for the same effects.
d. The person takes the drug to treat medical symptoms only.
A
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The nursing activity that best demonstrates Nightingale's theory of nursing is:
a. taking the client to the hospital chapel in a wheelchair. b. manipulating the client's energy fields through therapeutic touch. c. working with a community group to improve air quality in the city. d. working with the client to identify their needs and formulate mutual goals.
Women who have migraines with an aura should not be prescribed estrogen because of:
1. The interaction between triptans and estrogen, limiting migraine therapy choices 2. An increased incidence of migraines with the use of estrogen 3. An increased risk of stroke occurring with estrogen use 4. Patients with migraines may be prescribed estrogen without any concerns
A patient's family is asking how to administer rivastigmine (Exelon) to their parent, who has Alzheimer's disease. The nurse should provide the patient and family with which of the following instructions?
a. "The drug should be given every morning on an empty stomach." b. "The drug should be administered twice daily with food." c. "Give the drug nightly before bed." d. "Give the drug four times a day at least 2 hours after each meal."
Which is a semi-sitting position?
a. Fowler's position b. The supine position c. The dorsal recumbent position d. Sims' position