The nurse is working with a client who has a chronic mental illness. Which goal should be the nurse's priority?
A. Increase the client's ability to deal with challenges.
B. Assist the client to develop coping skills.
C. Assess for circumstances that may contribute to mental health difficulties.
D. Maintain the client's level of function and prevent frequent hospitalizations.
D. Maintain the client's level of function and prevent frequent hospitalizations.
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During a physical assessment, the nurse notes a patient has a loss of strength and energy. The nurse should document that the patient is experiencing:
a. dyspnea. b. cyanosis. c. asthenia. d. ecchymosis.
A patient undergoing spinal surgery is receiving low-dose intravenous lidocaine prior to surgery. The patient reports being lightheaded and having numbness in his tongue. What nursing action is indicated?
1. Increase the rate of the lidocaine drip. 2. Give a 250-mL normal saline bolus intravenously. 3. Discontinue the lidocaine drip. 4. Start intravenous lipids at an infusion frat of 1.5 mL/kg/min.
The nurse providing care to the pregnant woman should know that all are normal ga-strointestinal changes in pregnancy except:
a. Ptyalism. b. Pyrosis. c. Pica. d. Decreased peristalsis.
Multiply the decimals using a calculator: 4.5 x 1.7 __________
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word