A voluntary client in a facility decides to leave the unit before treatment is complete. To detain the client, the nurse refuses to return the client's personal effects. This is an example of which of the following?
A. False imprisonment
B. Limit setting
C. Slander
D. Violation of confidentiality
Answer: A. False imprisonment
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The nurse reports the observation that would indicate blocked flow of bile from the liver to the intestine, which is:
1. clay-colored stools. 2. jaundice. 3. high blood pressure. 4. tachycardia.
Under the influence of progesterone, which of the following occur? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct and no incorrect choices are selected. Select all that apply
1. Temperature decreases 2. Cervix secretes thick, viscous mucus 3. Breasts prepare for lactation 4. Breast glandular tissue decreases in size 5. Vaginal epithelium proliferates
The nurse is performing a focused health assessment of a pregnant woman in her second trimester who is brought to the ER by her husband with complaints of spotting. At about how many weeks gestation could the fetus be viable?
A) 20 weeks B) 25 weeks C) 30 weeks D) 35 weeks
The nurse is providing care for a client undergoing chemotherapy for throat cancer. Which of the following is an appropriate nursing consideration for this client?
A) Encourage the client to drink at least 4 glasses of liquids per day. B) Instruct the client in the implications of high blood counts. C) Disregard a client who states that he wishes to discontinue treatment. D) Help the client to plan a high-calorie, high-protein diet.