When discussing herbal products with a patient it is important for the nurse to include which information with them?
a. These products are safe because they are all natural.
b. None of these products have been found to ever be unsafe.
c. These products are not required to prove efficacy or safety.
d. These products provide no additional positive effects and should be avoided.
Answer: c. These products are not required to prove efficacy or safety.
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A. Call the nursing supervisor to discuss the situation B. Discuss the problem with a colleague C. Leave the nursing unit and go home D. Say nothing and begin your work
A patient who is being mechanically ventilated is demonstrating respiratory acidosis. The nurse suspects that which metabolic process is malfunctioning?
1. Anaerobic metabolism 2. Catabolism 3. Aerobic metabolism 4. Anabolism
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A. Atelectasis. B. Congestive heart failure. C. Chronic bronchitis. D. Lobar pneumonia. E. Pleural effusion.