It is necessary to place one of your patients on suicide precautions. The most therapeutic way to implement these precautions is:
A) One-on-one care of that patient
B) Keep the patient in his or her room at all times
C) Make an obvious attempt at removing all potentially dangerous objects from the treatment milieu
D) Tell the patient he or she has one more chance to verbalize his or her feelings about the current situation or will be transferred to the lock-up unit
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a. In vitro fertilization. b. Gamete intrafallopian transfer. c. Tubal embryo transfer. d. Therapeutic insemination.
Dressings are classified as either primary or secondary
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
The nurse is reviewing an anaphylaxis simulation with a group of nursing students. The situation presented to the students is that a client has experienced a bee sting and a nurse suspects anaphylaxis
Which information by the student nurses demonstrates correct understanding of anaphylaxis? A) Anaphylaxis is a type II allergic reaction to a substance. B) In anaphylaxis, the antigen antibody reaction works to the client's benefit. C) The release of a chemical in the body, such as histamine, causes reactions that affect the respiratory system. D) Anaphylaxis is life threatening.
The nurse is concerned that a client being treated with antipsychotic medication for schizophrenia is developing extrapyramidal symptoms. Which assessment findings support the nurse's concern?
Standard Text: Select all that apply. 1. Neck spasms 2. Fidgeting and rocking back and forth in the chair 3. Shuffling gait 4. Lip smacking and rapid eye blinking 5. Diaphoresis and muscle rigidity