A nurse is caring for a 46-year-old patient of Chinese origin who has bipolar disorder. The physician has prescribed lithium carbonate (Eskalith) to treat the disorder. The nurse is aware that the lithium dose will likely be given in a
A) higher-than-normal dose.
B) lower-than-normal dose.
C) child's dose.
D) weight-based protocol dose.
B
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a. Refer the patient to a surgeon. b. Obtain a testicular sonogram. c. Obtain a urethral culture and treat for infection. d. Attempt to transilluminate the mass.
In conducting a complex search, the researcher's main goal is to:
a. create as long a list of possible sources as possible. b. establish a baseline of how many studies are available on the topic. c. find out whether the topic is too difficult for study. d. focus the literature review.
Your client is a 36-year-old man with a below-knee amputation. He complains of pain where his leg used to be. This is an example of _____ pain
1. nociceptive 2. visceral 3. neuropathic 4. somatic
For most clients, touch is a mechanism of communicating which of the following messages?
a. caring b. direction c. knowledge d. practice