The nurse is assessing a patient prescribed an S S R I for depression. Which assessment finding indicates the patient may be experiencing serotonin syndrome?
a. Agitation
b. Bradycardia
c. Hyporeflexia
d. Constipation
a. Agitation
An excess of serotonin can result in serotonin syndrome observed as agitation, sweating, fever, tachycardia, hypertension, rigidity, diarrhea, and/or hyperreflexia.
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A) Frozen yogurt B) Rye bread C) Creamed spinach D) Fruit juice
When one person allows the conflict to be resolved at his or her own expense, this is referred to in conflict management as:
a. winning while losing c. the win-lose approach b. the lose-win approach d. losing
A nurse administrator who is using project management software wants to ensure that the project stays on time and on budget. The administrator would most likely use which of the following to track the project's status?
A) Gantt chart B) Spreadsheet C) Cause-and-effect chart D) Fishbone chart
A male nurse is assigned to the care of a homosexual male with alcoholism. To be most effective in interacting with this client, the nurse must first:
a. Determine the client's degree of risk for contracting the human immunodeficiency virus. b. Examine his own feelings about alcoholism and homosexuality. c. Determine how much and how often the client is consuming alcohol. d. Recognize that the client's health beliefs and practices should not differ from the nurse's.