Which client is at greatest risk for respiratory depression while receiving opioids for analgesia?
a) Elderly client with chronic pain who has a hip fracture
b) Client with a heroin addiction and back pain
c) Young female client with advanced multiple myeloma
d) Child with an arm fracture and cystic fibrosis
Answer: d) Child with an arm fracture and cystic fibrosis
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The nurse is caring for an older person from a different culture than her own. What is her best approach to providing holistic care to this patient?
a. provide care as she would to all other patients b. learn more about the person's culture c. talk to family members about the person's medical condition d. ask other nurses what they do to care for this person
Main characteristics of homeostatic mechanisms include which of the following? Select all that apply
__________ They are self-regulating. __________ They are compensatory. __________ They are regulated by negative feedback systems. __________ They might require several feedback mechanisms to correct only one physiologic imbalance. __________ They are relatively stable and constant.
During childbirth education, a woman should be advised that she may have a sudden gush of fluid from the vagina as she approaches her expected delivery date. Which statement best explains this event?
a. The fluid, often called bloody show, is caused by the expulsion of a protective mucous plug from the cervix. b. This loss of fluid is usually related to overexertion during the sudden burst of energy that often occurs shortly before labor begins. c. Rupture of amniotic membranes allows the amniotic fluid to flow from the uterus through the vagina. d. The passage of fluid eliminates excess water in preparation for the process of labor.
In terms of sequencing, mixed method designs can either be concurrent or sequential. What is a sequential design
A) Both strands occurring in one simultaneous phase. B) Both strands occurring prior to informing the third and fourth strand. C) One strand occurring prior to and informing the second strand. D) Two strands occurring prior to and informing the third and fourth strand.