A terminally ill patient has barely eaten anything for several days. A nurse should
1. Place the patient on intravenous (IV) nutrition.
2. Ask the doctor to insert a feeding tube.
3. Insist that the patient eat something at least three times a day.
4. Encourage the patient to eat whatever foods he or she thinks sound and look appealing.
ANS: 4
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A black patient is in the intensive care unit because of impending shock after an accident. The nurse expects to find what characteristics in this patient's skin?
a. Ruddy blue. b. Generalized pallor. c. Ashen, gray, or dull. d. Patchy areas of pallor.
A nurse is assessing a patient who was recently prescribed an antipsychotic medication. Which side effects could the nurse expect to observe?
a. Constipation, decreased sweating, and increased sensitivity to heat b. Increased moisture around the eyes, vomiting, and frontal headache c. Slurred speech, hand tremors, and severe occipital headache d. Sleeplessness, irritability, and muscle weakness
When a nurse is involved with a group who advocates for improved and effective psychiatric services and consumer empowerment, the nurse is working with the
a. National Alliance for Mentally Ill (NAMI) Consumer Council b. National Mental Health Consumer's Association (NMHCA) c. National Association of Psychiatric Survivors (NAPS) d. Consumer/Survivor Mental Health Research and Policy Work Group
____________________ occurs when breathing is insufficient to sustain life.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).