A client is experiencing chronic fatigue related to medication side effects. The nurse anticipates that care for this client will include which of the following?
1. Sleep medication to increase rest time
2. Physical therapy to promote exercise
3. Strategies to keep client awake during the day
4. Dosage adjustments to medications
4. Dosage adjustments to medications
Rationale:
The nurse might expect the doctor to try different dosages or different medications to try to relieve the symptoms. Since the fatigue is due to medication side effects, other strategies will not be effective while the client is on the medication.
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The nurse concludes that a significant goal of the care plan for an alcoholic patient has been met when the patient makes which statement?
a. "I drink because I'm lonely." b. "All my difficulties are related to my drinking." c. "I wouldn't need to drink if I had my family back." d. "My drinking helps me cope with the stress of my job."
Place the steps of using the research process to test theory in the correct order. Standard Text: Click and drag the options below to move them up or down. Choice
1. Determine implications for nursing based on the explanatory power of the theory. Choice 2. Select a theory to be tested in the study. Choice 3. Choose study instruments that are congruent with the theory. Choice 4. Relate study conclusions to the theory. Choice 5. Define study variables using the selected theory as the basis of the theoretical definitions. Choice 6. Make recommendations for future research concerning the designated theory.
The school nurse is preparing a class session for high school students on ways to maintain fluid balance during the summer months. Which interventions should the nurse recommend to decrease the risk of fluid imbalance?
Select all that apply. A) Drink diet soda. B) Drink more fluids during hot weather. C) Drink flat cola or ginger ale if vomiting. D) Reduce the intake of coffee and tea. E) Exercise during the hours of 10 am and 2 pm.
The primary risk associated with an amniotomy is:
a. maternal infection. b. maternal hemorrhage. c. prolapse of the umbilical cord. d. separation of the placenta.