What is one of the most critical issues when nurses provide care for patients with dementia?
a. end-of-life decisions
b. morality
c. dignity
d. independence
C
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Overstimulation may cause increased oxygen use in a preterm infant. Which nursing intervention helps to avoid this problem?
a. Group all care activities together to provide long periods of rest. b. While giving your report to the next nurse, stand in front of the incubator and talk softly about how the infant responds to stimulation. c. Teach the parents signs of overstimulation, such as turning the face away or stiffening and extending the extremities and fingers. d. Keep charts on top of the incubator so the nurses can write on them there.
The nursing instructor is analyzing the students in the clinical area to determine the level of doctrinal conversion process according to Davis. When analyzing these students in which order should the instructor make this analysis?
1. Stable internalization 2. Initial innocence work 3. Increasing role simulation 4. Provisional internalization 5. Psyching out and role simulation 6. Labeled recognition of incongruity
The nurse is completing a plan of care for a client on lithium therapy to manage bipolar symptoms. Which nursing interventions will be included? Select all that apply
A) Monitor for symptoms of nausea, vomiting, muscle weakness, and lack of coordination. B) Increase fluid intake to 3000 mL/day. C) Limit sodium intake daily. D) Monitor kidney and liver functioning. E) Instruct client that it may take up to 6 weeks to reach therapeutic level. F) Monitor intake and output.
A 3-year-old child has been diagnosed with autism, and the parents ask the nurse what can be done to treat the disorder
The nurse responds that a team of professionals will be assisting their child in various therapies and will include which of the following? (Select all that apply.) 1. Speech therapist 2. Laboratory technicians 3. Public health agency 4. Social Services 5. Play therapist