An adult with a long history of multiple hospitalizations for alcohol withdrawal is brought to the emergency department. The physician orders daily administration of thiamine. What is the rationale for this order?
a. To restore nutritional balance
b. To suppress pancreatic enzymes
c. To prevent alcoholic hepatitis
d. To prevent Wernicke's encephalopathy
d
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The nurse understands that good communication is an important part of healthcare because
1. Customer service has become an important part of healthcare 2. It will increase length of hospitalization 3. Patients like to talk to their caregivers 4. It prevent eye contact miscommunication
When providing care for clients who must make complex genetic decisions, what is the nurse's most important action?
1. Do not compromise personal ethics. 2. Obtain informed consent for all procedures. 3. Provide personalized and nonjudgmental care. 4. Assure that the clients are provided with the most current information to make decisions.
While the nurse realizes that the definition of health is unique to the client, the most universal factor is that health is:
1. Dynamic and ever-changing 2. Affected and managed by the nurse 3. Determined by internal and external forces 4. Perceived and defined by the individual
When a cane fits the patient properly, the
A. hand is even with the waist. B. hand is even with the top of the leg. C. wrist is bent at a 90° angle. D. wrist is even with the hip joint.