After a head injury, a patient has entered a state of persistent coma. What brainstem network has been injured?
A) Bulboreticular formation
B) Limbic system
C) Sleep centers
D) Reticular activating system (RAS)
D
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An ICU nurse does not follow policy when administering a medication intravenously. Which would be the most appropriate action by the manager to assist the employee?
1. Provide written instructions for administering the medication. 2. Remediate the situation with the ICU staff. 3. Provide a copy of the policy and discuss the rationale for the policy as it relates to client care. 4. Reprimand the ICU nurse for giving the medication.
A family states that the father, who has moderate-stage dementia, is incontinent related to forgetting
where the bathroom is located. An intervention the nurse should suggest to the family is to a. label the bathroom door. b. have someone take him to the bathroom hourly. c. place the client in disposable diapers. d. make sure the client does not eat nonfood items.
A patient with a chronic illness asks the nurse if the new medication is going to cure the disease. Which is the nurse's best response?
1. "It will help you be more comfortable. I don't think it's going to cure the disease." 2. "Of course it's going to cure the disease." 3. "If you believe it will cure the disease, then it will." 4. "I don't think it's going to help or hurt at this time."
The educator is reviewing the Rinne test with a new nurse. Which statement by the nurse indicates an understanding of the test?
A. "The test is used to determine if a client hears sound in one ear better than the other." B. "The test is performed by whispering statements a few feet away from the client." C. "This test compares air and bone conduction of sound using a tuning fork." D. "This test requires the use of an otoscope."