When caring for clients with substance-abuse disorders, which is the appropriate nursing action?
A) Recognize that they are at low risk for their own problems with addiction.
B) First process their own attitudes and perceptions regarding substance abusers.
C) Avoid being confrontational with clients.
D) Encourage clients to identify the role that each family member plays in creating and perpetuating substance abuse.
B
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A) 1000 mg B) 1100 mg C) 1200 mg D) 1300 mg
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a. "I must take levonorgestrel within 72 hours of having had unprotected sex." b. "I will take an antiemetic before I take levonorgestrel." c. "I only need to take one dose of levonor-gestrel." d. "Depending on the state, I may or may not need to get a prescription for levonorge-strel."
Cesarean birth:
1. is declining in frequency in the 21st century in the United States. 2. is more likely to be for the poor in public hospitals who don't get the nurse coun-seling of wealthier patients. 3. is performed primarily for the benefit of the fetus. 4. can be either elected or refused by women as their absolute legal right.
A 10-year-old child, without a history of previous seizures, experiences a tonic-clonic seizure at school. Breathing is not impaired, but some postictal confusion occurs. The most appropriate initial action by the school nurse is to:
a. stay with child and have someone call emergency medical service (EMS). b. notify parent and regular practitioner. c. notify parent that child should go home. d. stay with child, offering calm reassurance.