The use of avoidance strategies in coping with chronic illness
a) often causes patients to gain less information about their illness.
b) may be psychologically beneficial early in the coping process.
c) may prevent the patient from making important lifestyle changes in fighting their illness.
d) all of the above
Answer: d) all of the above
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1. Meticulous handwashing and antibiotic eye ointment administration. 2. Intravenous acyclovir (Zovirax) and contact precautions. 3. Cultures of blood and CSF and serial chest x-rays every 12 hours. 4. Parental rooming-in and four intramuscular injections of penicillin.
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1. alkalosis. 2. hyperglycemia. 3. ketosis. 4. hypernatremia.
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1. "Insulin is safer than giving laxatives such as sodium polystyrene sulfonate (Kayexalate).". 2. "Insulin will help his kidneys excrete the extra potassium.". 3. "Insulin lowers his blood sugar levels and this is how the extra potassium is excreted.". 4. "Insulin will cause his extra potassium to go into his cells and lower the blood level.".
The nurse writes out a schedule for the casting procedures to correct a clubfoot, which would be:
a. At 5-day intervals for the first 4 weeks b. At 1-week intervals for the first 6 weeks c. At 10-day intervals for the first 8 weeks d. At 2-week intervals for the first 10 weeks