The side effect of certain psychiatric medications that results in a subjective sense of restlessness and need to pace and move continuously is called ____________________
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
akathisia
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A) Acetylsalicylic acid (Aspirin) B) Heparin C) Warfarin (Coumadin) D) Streptokinase (Streptase)
What were the results of the Partners in Pregnancy program studied by Jallo, Bray, Padden, & Levin, 2009?
1. Neonatal Intensive Care Unit stays were eliminated. 2. There was no change in the length of stay for preterm infants. 3. The length of stay in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit was decreased. 4. The length of stay in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit was increased.
During a family assessment, the nurse asks "How, as a family, do you deal with disappointments or stressful changes that occur and affect the members of your family?" What is the nurse attempting to identify?
1. Family coping mechanisms 2. Whether the family experiences stress 3. Which family members are most stressed 4. Family dynamics
When reviewing various theoretical frameworks, the nurse researcher identifies several viewpoints about how nurses should engage with terminally ill patients. These viewpoints represent
a. abstract ideas. b. assumptions. c. concrete ideas. d. philosophies.