You are working with a patient who has dementia. The patient becomes withdrawn and negative. Your most therapeutic response to this patient is:
A) "Your family will feel very bad if you do not get along here!"
B) "Your doctor has ordered you to attend at least two activities each day."
C) "Would you prefer to stay alone in your room?"
D) "I need a partner to play cards with."
D
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The nurse caring for a patient with an arrhythmia who develops a sudden drop in blood pressure, chest pain, and decreased mentation identifies which of the following conditions related to the arrhythmia:
A) Hepatomegaly B) Right-sided heart failure C) Decreased cardiac output D) Left-sided heart failure
You find 90 mL of fluid left in an IV. The flow rate is 20 gtt/min. The drop factor is 60 gtt/mL. How long will the IV fluid last? _______________
a. 30 min b. 40 min c. 2 hr d. 4 1/2 hr
The nursing class is studying monoclonal antibodies. What monoclonal antibody reacts to human T cells, disabling them and acting as an immune suppressor?
A) Adalimumab B) Cetuximab C) Rituximab D) Muromonab-CD3
The physician asks the nurse to instruct a patient on doing isometric exercises. The nurse should instruct the patient to:
1. contract the muscle for several seconds, then relax the muscle for a few seconds, and contract it again. 2. perform full range-of-motion exercises of each joint. 3. have a family member perform full range-of-motion exercises on each of the pa-tient's joints. 4. stand in front of a wall and push with the arms without bending the elbow.