A nurse assesses a newly admitted patient with pneumonia. The patient reports, "I've been taking some medicine to help me sleep. I can't remember the name, but it makes me have a bitter taste in my mouth"
Which drug would the nurse suspect the patient has been taking? a. Chloral hydrate
b. Meprobamate
c. Paraldehyde
d. eszopiclone
d
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How can a nurse encourage communication with a dying patient? (Select all that apply.)
a. Address the patient by name at every opportunity. b. Use direct questions to inquire about the patient's concerns relative to health and end-of-life issues. c. Complete care with a minimum of conversation to encourage questions from the patient. d. Provide empathetic touching during care to show concern. e. Sit down in the room to converse with the patient.
Accelerations with fetal movement:
1. are reassuring. 2. are caused by umbilical cord compression. 3. warrant close observation. 4. are caused by uteroplacental insufficiency.
A patient reports wanting to take vitamin A to prevent blindness. Which response by the nurse is correct?
a. "Vitamin A can be taken prophylactically without serious adverse effects." b. "Vitamin A does not have any effects on vision." c. "Vitamin A is difficult to obtain through dietary intake alone." d. "Vitamin A is stored in the liver for up to 2 years, and toxicity can occur."
The clinical nurse educator on a palliative care unit perceives that many of the staff nurses are in the precontemplative and contemplative stages of readiness to adopt a new, evidence-based approach to pain assessment and management
Which of the following strategies should the educator adopt? A) Presenting the findings from the literature that support the change in practice B) Making connections with staff and fostering their readiness to change C) Implementing the initial changes in practice that are necessary D) Identifying and addressing those staff members who are resistant to change