How many people in the United States have a severe mental illness?
a. 500,000
b. 1.3 million
c. 5.4 million
d. 10 million
C
It is important for the nurse to realize that the number of individuals needing care for mental health issues is growing.
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A recently licensed nurse states, "My client keeps saying he is in pain. I don't believe him because I had the same surgery last year and didn't feel nearly as bad as he claims
" What response by the more experienced nurse is most appropriate? 1. "It sounds as if your client is a drug seeker." 2. "You should contact the healthcare provider." 3. "I would call the nursing supervisor for this one." 4. "Pain differs from person to person."
The nurse is preparing to administer amphotericin B intravenously. The nurse will expect to pretreat the patient with which medications?
a. Acetaminophen [Tylenol], diphenhydra-mine [Benadryl], and meperidine [Deme-rol] b. Aspirin, diphenhydramine [Benadryl], and meperidine [Demerol] c. Ibuprofen [Motrin], diphenhydramine [Benadryl], and meperidine [Demerol] d. Morphine sulphate [Morphine] and ace-taminophen ]Tylenol]
Guidelines of the Nurse Practice Act are enforced by the
a. Board of Health c. Board of Patient Safety b. Board of Medicine d. Board of Nursing
The order calls for the patient to receive 500 mL of intravenous (IV) fluid over 4 hours, and the nurse uses IV tubing with a drop factor at 10 gtts/mL
Which rate should the nurse use on an electronic infusion pump for IV fluids to administer this prescription? a. 125 mL/hr b. 500 mL/hr c. 21 gtts/min d. 32 gtts/min