A post–C-section client who had the procedure under an inhalation anesthetic begins to experience severe shivering in the recovery room
In addition to covering the client with extra blankets, select another appropriate action to be taken by the nurse.
a. Raise the temperature of the room by in-creasing the thermostat.
b. Call the surgeon and notify of the deteri-oration in the client's condition.
c. Apply the prescribed oxygen by face tent.
d. Decrease the IV rate to reduce the amount of cold fluid entering the client's cardi-ovascular system.
C
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He asks other residents to push his wheelchair down to the smoking room, leaves his oxygen tank in the hall, and goes into the room to smoke two to three cigarettes. When this behavior has been confronted, he responds that he enjoys smoking and that he knows that he will eventually die from emphysema. Which of the following rehabilitation principles should guide his rehabilitation? a. Convalescence is a gradual process that can take a long time b. The duration of rehabilitation depends on the psychological acceptance of the older adult of his or her condition c. Loss and its meaning vary with every person d. Values are examined and limitations are put into perspective over time
From a psychoanalytic perspective, eating disorders are related to:
1. Conscious intrapersonal and interpersonal conflict. 2. Learned behavior regarding the affect of food. 3. Disturbance in the body system. 4. Regression to pubertal conflicts and repudiation of developing sexuality.
_____________ refers to values, beliefs, customs, rituals, attitudes, roles, and behaviors that are shared by a large group of people and are passed from generation to generation
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
A patient with a history of renal calculi has progressively lost renal function and is admitted to the unit with a diagnosis of chronic renal failure. The physician has prescribed polystyrene sulfonate (Kayexalate)
Which of the following is the best reason to use this drug in renal failure? A) To lower serum phosphate levels B) To correct acidosis C) To lower serum potassium levels D) To prevent constipation from sorbitol use