When replacing a transdermal patch, wear disposable gloves, or cover the old patch with a tissue to prevent any of the remaining medication on the patch from absorbing into your ________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
skin
The healthcare personnel replacing a transdermal patch should wear disposable gloves, or cover the old patch with a tissue to prevent any of the remaining medication on the patch from absorbing into his or her skin.
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Interventions, modalities, professions, theories, applications, or practices that are not currently part of the conventional medical system in North American culture are often referred to as ____________________ or ____________________ medicine
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
What does chaos theory of change require?
A) Most stakeholders accepting the need for change B) Finding solutions to resistance to change C) Changing attitudes more than increasing knowledge D) Finding underlying order in random data
A postpartum client who delivered four hours ago and has a mediolateral episiotomy and large hemorrhoids is rating her pain at 7 on a scale of 1–10. She has a history of anaphylactic reaction to acetaminophen (Tylenol)
Which nursing action would be best? 1. Offer the client 800 mg ibuprofen (Advil) orally with food. 2. Provide 2 oxycodone with acetaminophen (Percocet) by mouth. 3. Encourage use of benzocaine topical anesthetic spray (Dermoplast). 4. Run very warm water into the tub and assist her into the bath.
You are caring for a 66-year-old patient and you notice he is not wearing his glasses, his pants are so loose they are barely staying on, and his socks are at least two sizes too big, which he is wearing without shoes. Additionally, the family has brought him a new gift of an exotic multicolor throw rug for his room. His room is cluttered with so much piled around the floor there is barely a
visible path to walk. What needs to be addressed? What will be an ideal response?