The term lunatic came from the idea in the Middle Ages and Renaissance that the lunar body controlled people who are mentally ill
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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What official agency exists exclusively for LPN/LVN membership and promotes standards for the LPN/LVN?
a. NFLPN b. ANA c. NLN d. NAPNES
A client scheduled a laparoscopy. After the procedure, what does the nurse instruct the client to do?
1. Stay on bed rest for 48 hours. 2. Expect to have shoulder and arm pain. 3. Purchase a rectal tube to relieve the gas. 4. Lie on her back to relieve the gas pain after the procedure.
An RN from pediatrics has "floated" to the medical-surgical unit. Which client is assigned to the float nurse?
A. 42-year-old with sickle cell disease receiving a transfusion of packed red blood cells B. 50-year-old with pancytopenia needing assessment of risk factors for aplastic anemia C. 55-year-old with folic acid deficiency anemia caused by alcohol abuse who needs counseling D. 60-year-old with newly diagnosed polycythemia vera who needs teaching about the disease
A patient with glomerulonephritis has an order to undergo plasmapheresis. Which statement indicates that the patient accurately understands teaching about the procedure?
a. "This procedure removes my affected plasma and gives me a clean replacement." b. "This procedure will use the IV in my hand." c. "I will need to lie very still while the pic-tures are taken." d. "I should drink this contrast with a straw to keep it from staining my teeth."