Most obese people eat an enormous amount of food and lack willpower
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
False
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A client diagnosed with terminal cancer is constantly in pain and has an order for morphine IV. While you are giving this medication, the client asks you to "accidentally" administer a much larger dose than prescribed so death would ensue
Compliance with the client's request would be considered: a. active euthanasia c. passive euthanasia b. assisted suicide d. refusal of treatment
A patient is recovering from surgery to clip an aneurysm. Which of the following interventions will prevent cerebral vasospasm in this patient?
1. dehydration 2. diuretic therapy 3. triple H therapy 4. infusion of packed red blood cells
A patient with heart failure asks the nurse why two diuretic drugs, furosemide (Lasix) and spironolactone (Aldactone), have been prescribed. What is the nurse's best response?
a. "Your prescriber wants you to lose fluids and that's why you are taking two di-uretics." b. "Each of these diuretics works in a different way to decrease workload on your heart." c. "Using two diuretics will double the amount of fluid you lose to decrease the work your heart must do." d. "Let me contact your prescriber because patients usually do not take two diuretics at the same time."
The nurse is caring for a patient who has undergone surgery for a broken leg and has a cast in place. What should the nurse do to prevent skin impairment?
a. Assess surfaces exposed to the edges of the cast for pressure areas. b. Keep the patient's blood pressure low to prevent overperfusion of tissue. c. Do not allow turning in bed because that may lead to redislocation of the leg. d. Restrict the patient's dietary intake to reduce the number of times on the bedpan.