The recommended daily allowance of vitamin A for adults is 750 mcg/day. A patient tells the nurse that he is taking 1000 mcg of vitamin A daily to prevent night blindness. The nurse knows that the overdose of this medication can lead to which of the following conditions?
A. obesity
B. fluid retention
C. eye infection
D. hypervitaminosis
D. hypervitaminosis
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The patient is being supported with a positive-pressure mechanical ventilator. The machine in use is a volume-cycled ventilator. Relative to the functioning of this ventilator, what nursing assessment is most important?
A) Continuous pulse oximetry B) Vital signs per unit protocol C) Respiratory rate D) Peak inspiratory pressure
The court has found that a registered nurse (RN) harmed a patient by violating his rights. The nurse is ordered to pay the patient a large sum of money. The court has determined that the nurse has committed a:
a. civil act. b. criminal act. c. critical wrong. d. quality breach.
A nurse who is considered to be judgmental may do what?
A) Be more efficient and effective at making clinical decisions under pressure B) Choose interventions based on his or her own values C) Be better able to discern symptoms and signs from personality traits D) Be paralyzed by fear when interacting with mentally ill clients
The nurse is aware that interventions for the negative symptoms of schizophrenia are based on which factor?
a. Establishment of trust b. Acceptance of medication protocols c. Support in interpersonal social activities d. Promotion of conversation with the pa-tient