The nurse is giving medication education to the parent of a child with newly diagnosed growth hormone deficiency. Which statement made by the parent indicates that further education is needed?
What will be an ideal response?
"I will give the subcutaneous medication every morning."
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a. CD4+ cells b. Cytotoxic T cells c. Natural killer cells d. Suppressor T cells
A nurse manager praises a staff nurse by saying, "You are such a perfectionist and it clearly shows in your work." The supervisor who hears this praise is concerned for which reason?
1. Giving such high praise to a staff nurse may result in the nurse asking for a raise. 2. The manager should not praise a staff nurse so highly in front of other nurses. 3. The manager may be promoting a trait that often leads to constant stress. 4. This type of praise often leads to the nurse behaving in a superior manner when around the other nurses.
Tammy is 2-day postoperative for esophageal cancer. She has had a PEG tube placed yesterday and today starts parenteral feedings
a. What do you need to know about tube feedings as the nurse? b. What is your role in her care? c. What do you monitor and how often?
An 87-year-old woman has a history of depression and hypothyroidism. She was recently diagnosed as having breast cancer
Her daughter tells her health care provider that her mother cannot participate in decision making about her care because she is too old. Which of the following statements is true about decision-making capacity? A) Determination of decision-making capacity is based on the older adult's diagnosis and chronologic age. B) The older adult has decision-making capacity if she understands most of the risks and benefits of medical treatment. C) The older adult needs to understand the issues involved in decision making and communicate about them. D) Decision-making capacity of older adults is always determined by a mental health judge.