A person diagnosed with delirium is hearing voices that tell him to kill his daughter. The nurse would correctly document this behavior as which of the following?
A) Hallucination
B) Delusion
C) Illusion
D) Echolalia
A
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A transplant nurse is aware of the need to closely monitor a patient's serum levels of cyclosporine. In order to do this, the nurse should ensure that blood is drawn at what time?
A) 30 minutes before a scheduled dose B) Simultaneous to the administration of a dose C) 2 hours after a dose D) At the halfway point between two scheduled doses
A mother points out to you that following three meconium stools, her newborn has had a bright green stool. You would explain to her that
A) this is a normal finding. B) this is most likely a symptom of diarrhea. C) her child may be developing an allergy to breast milk. D) her child will be isolated until the stool can be cultured.
The transition period between intrauterine and extrauterine existence for the newborn:
1. consists of four phases: two reactive, two of decreased responses. 2. lasts from birth to day 28 of life. 3. applies to full-term births only. 4. varies by socioeconomic status and age of the mother.
A nurse is working in a neonatal intensive care unit, teaching parents how to care for their tiny babies while they are still in the hospital. Which of the following statements by a parent reflects a readiness to learn?
A) "I'm so afraid I'll hurt my baby with all these tubes." B) "If my baby is just a little bigger, I'll be able to handle him." C) "I want to make sure my spouse is here, in case I don't hear everything that's said." D) "You'll give us written instructions before we go home, correct?"