While a student is providing care for a patient who recently received a barium enema, a nursing instructor recognizes teaching has been effective if which of the following was observed?
1. The patient remains flat in bed.
2. The patient increases his fluid intake.
3. The student checks blood glucose levels every hour.
4. The student measures the patient's abdominal girth.
ANS: 2
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The most effective process to ensure that the care plan is meeting the needs of the patient or, if not, which changes should be made, is:
a. documentation. b. communication. c. evaluation. d. planning.
Which of the following dosage forms would most likely require relatively little client teaching? Select all that apply
A) Injectables B) Inhalers C) Tablets D) Capsules E) Transdermal patches
During the health history, the mother of a 4-month-old child tells the nurse she is concerned that her baby is not doing what he should be at this age. Which response by the nurse would be most appropriate?
A) "I can tell you more after his physical." B) "Fill out this questionnaire first." C) "Tell me what concerns you." D) "All mothers worry, but he seems well."
A postpartum woman is ordered to receive oxytocin to stimulate the uterus to contract. Which of the following would be most important for the nurse to do?
A) Administer the drug as an IV bolus injection. B) Give as a vaginal or rectal suppository. C) Piggyback the IV infusion into a primary line. D) Withhold the drug if the woman is hypertensive.