A nurse planning discharge teaching and counseling for the client being dismissed with multiple fractures plans support services knowing that fractures can disrupt quality of life by causing (Select all that apply)
a. activity restrictions.
b. disability.
c. economic loss.
d. pain and suffering.
A, B, C, D
Fractures can cause impaired quality of life by affecting all the above. While many people can completely recover from a fracture, some clients, especially the elderly, find their independence threatened and some may no longer be able to live alone.
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A health care provider prescribes risperidone (Risperdal), PO, 2 mg, twice a day, for a child with schizophrenia. The medication label states: "Risperidone (Risperdal) oral concentrate, 1 mg/1 ml." The nurse prepares to administer one dose
How many milliliters should the nurse prepare to administer one dose? Fill in the blank. Record your answer as a whole number.
An infant at term was born at 0105, or 1:05 AM. The nurse is developing a plan of care for the newborn. During which time range will the nurse plan on performing the assessment to determine a Ballard score?
a. 0115-0130 b. 0200-0600 c. 1400-1800 d. 2000-2300
A patient with sickle cell disease tells the nurse that she knows when the disease is going to flare because she has pain in her arms and legs. The nurse realizes this symptom is due to
1. obstructed blood flow in the small capillaries caused by the shape of the red blood cell. 2. blood loss. 3. a history of having malaria. 4. the spleen destroying the malformed red blood cells.
There was a significant increase in the involvement of the U.S. federal government in mental health care, with a number of federal legislative acts and laws passed to improve mental health care after this war: ____________________
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word