A patient tells the nurse, "My husband left me to be with God." What should the nurse realize this patient is demonstrating?
A. A cultural rite related to death
B. Coping
C. Denial
D. A regional difference in the way death is expressed
Answer: D
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The nurse is likely to determine mobility and health status as a safety concern in which of the following clients? Standard Text: Select all that apply
1. A post-operative client on narcotic analgesics 2. A client who is illiterate 3. A client with an arm cast 4. An elderly client 5. The client with a spinal cord injury
The patient's health record contains the following provider's order: furosemide 40 mg intravenously STAT. If the nurse later needed to know when the medication had been given and the patient's response to the medication, where would he look?
1) In the progress notes 2) On the graphic record 3) In the narrative notes 4) On the MAR
A patient with a history of cardiac problems is admitted to a telemetry unit. The prescriber orders digoxin (Lanoxin) at a high dose for 2 days, followed by a lower dose thereafter. What is the nurse's best action?
a. Delay administration of the drug in order to discuss the prescription with the pharmacist. b. Question the prescriber about the two doses, recognizing that a potentially ha-zardous situation exists. c. Administer the drug per the prescription, recognizing that a loading dose, fol-lowed by a maintenance dose, is being given. d. In the interest of patient advocacy, seek a second prescriber's opinion before car-rying out the prescription.
A patient who is well known to be violent arrives by ambulance at the Emergency Department for care of a laceration. What action should be taken?
1. Restrain the patient prior to repairing the laceration. 2. Send the patient to the another hospital. 3. Use a buddy system when providing care. 4. Sedate the patient prior to repairing the laceration.