When writing a prescription of permethrin 5% cream (Elimite) for scabies, patient education would include:
1. All members of the household and personal contacts should also be treated.
2. Infants should have permethrin applied from the neck down.
3. The permethrin is washed off after 10 to 20 minutes.
4. Permethrin is flammable and to avoid open flame while the medication is applied.
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The nurse researcher is attempting to develop a purposive sampling strategy as part of a research study. What criteria will be used to determine whether the strategy is purposive? (Select all that apply.)
a. Validation of scale with a known-group technique b. Focus of study population relates to specific diagnosis c. Focus of study population relates to broad, general topic d. Effective posttesting of instruments e. Collection of exploratory data f. Collection of descriptive data
A nurse is assessing a pregnant teen's weight gain. Which of the following would be the appro-priate nursing intervention to implement?
a. Advise the teen to pay close attention to weight gain b. Encourage the teen to gain as much weight as possible c. Recommend weight gain based on pre-pregnancy weight d. Instruct about the benefits to the fetus by gaining 2 pounds per week
The nurse is completing an assessment to determine an older patient's development of moral reasoning. Which observation indicates that the client has developed moral reasoning as anticipated?
1. Considers relationships as well as justice in moral decisions 2. Approaches moral decisions based upon the consequences to self 3. Follows society's rules of conduct in response to the expectations of others 4. Bases moral judgments on connectedness to others and the value of relationships
In checking the chart of an elderly female outpatient on anticoagulant therapy, the LPN/LVN notes that the patient’s lab values are off. The patient says she takes her medication as prescribed, so the nurse asks about her dietary intake. Which of the following foods might have an effect on anticoagulant therapy?
A. broccoli B. eggplant C. oranges D. grapes