When in a teaching-learning situation with a client, the nurse encourages the client to __________ and __________ learning goals
Fill in the blank with correct word
list, prioritize
prioritize, list
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To ensure the success of a proposed community intervention program, the community health nurse would include which of the following?
A) Formal leaders B) Advisory group C) Target population D) Local knowledge
A patient who has been on antibiotic therapy for 3 weeks has a cottage cheese–like coating on the teeth, gums, and roof of the mouth. What is the nurse's best action?
a. Take a specimen and send it to the laboratory for culture. b. Hold the dose and notify the prescriber immediately. c. Document this expected finding as the only response. d. Assist the patient to perform frequent mouth care.
A nurse is providing end-of-life care for an 89-year-old male diabetic client with acute
renal failure. Which nursing consideration must the nurse employ when catering to the basic needs of the client and his family members? A) Try to convince the client and family members to agree to organ or tissue donation B) Provide nursing care to the client, without regard to the nurse's own feelings C) Discourage the client from talking to family members about his death D) Offer to secure spiritual counseling if requested, for the client and family members
Select the statement that is consistent with the mechanism of action of phenytoin (Dilantin) that helps decrease the occurrence of a seizure.
A. Phenytoin decreases the inhibitory effects of the inhibitory neurotransmitter gammaaminobutyric acid (GABA), which suppresses the excitability of epileptogenic neurons. B. Phenytoin decreases the inactivation of Na+ ion channels to decrease high-frequency firing of neurons and inhibition of Ca ++ ion channels. C. Phenytoin prolongs the inactivation period of sodium (Na+) channels in the nerve membrane, leading to a reduction in the generation of high-frequency repetitive firing of action potentials from neurons involved in initiating seizures. D. None of the above are correct.