When a patient is receiving vasopressin (Pitressin), the nurse will monitor for which therapeutic response?
a. Improved appetite
b. Increased serum albumin levels
c. Increased serum potassium levels
d. Decreased urinary output
ANS: D
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a. Assess for substance use and abuse. b. Assess the patient's psychiatric history. c. Refer the patient to the mental health center. d. Counsel that visualizations are a normal part of grieving.
A patient with trigeminal neuralgia is prescribed a mechanical soft diet. This diet places the patient at risk for which complication?
1) Dehydration 2) Constipation 3) Hyperglycemia 4) Diarrhea
In the theory of self-transcendence, the nursing perspective emphasizes a potential for healing independent of biophysical health and medical cure
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
According to the passage, when should staff members allow a resident's body to be exposed?
(A) Never (B) As often as possible (C) When others are present (D) Only when necessary