When positioning a patient in bed, you should
A. use pillows and props for support if necessary.
B. turn the patient from side to side every three hours.
C. avoid the supine position whenever possible.
D. rest the patient's back on the side rail for support.
Answer: A
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a. "Gabapentin can be used as an antidepressant too." b. "I have no idea why you should be taking this drug." c. "This drug helps treat the pain from nerve irritation." d. "You are at risk for seizures due to fungal infections."
When asked to perform a procedure that the nurse has never done before, what should the nurse do to legally protect himself or herself?
a. Go ahead and do it b. Refuse to perform it, citing lack of knowledge c. Discuss it with the charge nurse, asking for direction d. Ask another nurse who has performed the procedure
Your confused client is "talking" to an individual in the room that only he sees. He may have:
1. delusions. 2. schizophrenia. 3. mania. 4. hallucinations.
In assessing a new family coming to the clinic, the nurse determines they are an extended kin family. Extended kin network family characteristics include: Note: Credit will be given only if all correct and no incorrect choices are selected
Select all that apply. 1. A sharing of a social support network. 2. The sharing of goods and services. 3. Elderly parents share housing. 4. Children are members of two nuclear families. 5. Living in a Latino community.