A nurse elects to assist the patient with guided imagery during dressing changes. Which question best helps the nurse design this experience?
1. "Have you ever been to the beach?"
2. "What was your favorite vacation?"
3. "How bad is your pain during your dressing changes?"
4. "How good is your imagination?"
Answer: 2
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Your patient is on Therabid for his asthma. You want to maintain his serum levels between:
a. 0 to 5 µg/mL. c. 5 to 15 µg/mL. b. 5 to 10 µg/mL. d. 10 to 20 µg/mL.
The nurse is dispensing a medication that is ordered for 0500 . Which of the following times can this medication usually be given and still be considered "on time."
A) 0545 B) 0400 C) 0530 D) 0415
Parents tell the nurse that their 1-year-old son often sleeps with them. They seem unconcerned about this. The nurse's response should be based on which statement?
a. Children should not sleep with their parents. b. Separation from parents should be completed by this age. c. Daytime attention should be increased. d. This is a common and accepted practice, especially in some cultural groups.