Drug-related violence due to the acute effects of the drug in an individual's system at the time of the violent act is referred to as
A. acute toxicity
B. pharmacological violence
C. systemic violence
D. none of the
B. pharmacological violence
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A) Place the patient in the supine position. B) Place the patient in the knee-to-chest position. C) Prepare for delivery. D) Push the cord back in.
A nurse conducted a study to examine the relationship between incidence of medication errors and the years of experience among medication nurses. Which result of the analysis of study data indicates the strongest inverse relationship?
1. R = –24 2. R = +.92 3. R = +.26 4. R = –.89
When providing care to the prenatal patient, the nurse understands that pica is defined as:
a. Intolerance of milk products c. Ingestion of nonfood substances b. Iron deficiency anemia d. Episodes of anorexia and vomiting
A patient on a telemetry monitor reports feeling like the heart is skipping beats, and asks you what could be causing this. What is your best response?
a. "Have you been exercising recently?" b. "Do you notice any other symptoms when your heart skips beats?" c. "You will have to tell your prescriber about this and ask him or her what is the cause." d. "Let me first listen to your heart, measure your blood pressure, and check your heart monitor."