What are the typical contents of a TPN solution?
What will be an ideal response?
The typical contents of a TPN solution are amino acids, electrolytes, glucose, vitamins and min-erals. Lipid emulsions may be added to the order.
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Which of the following clients should be assessed as demonstrating aggression? The client who:
1. Tells the nurse, "I don't need that medication and no one can make me take it." 2. Walks into the group room and says to another client, "You stole my seat. That is where I always sit. You had better move!" 3. Paces back and forth in the hall singing loudly to the music the client is listening to with headphones. 4. Bursts into tears when the doctor says, "I don't think you are ready for discharge today."
The nurse is collecting a history from the parents of a 4-year-old female at a well-child visit. The parents express concern that they often find their daughter performing what appears to be masturbation
The nurse offers reassurance by explaining which stage of development according to Freud? a. Oral b. Phallic c. Anal d. Latency
Maintaining membership in nursing organizations is vital to the nursing profession because the primary function of these organizations is to:
a. offer important social and community contacts b. represent nurses in collective bargaining c. protect nurses' general welfare d. give nurses special discounts for continuing education
After talking to the physician over the phone, a medication was ordered and the nurse gave the young boy his first dose. The boy almost immediately showed serious signs of allergy
and the nurse immediately administered adrenaline per standing orders of the agency. The nurse breathed a sigh of relief that the boy was okay until the boy's mother exclaimed, "We are definitely suing you." Can the mother win such a suit? Select all that apply. A. No; the nurse cannot be held responsible for what a physician orders. B. No; there was no long-term harm done to the boy. C. Yes; the nurse is the one who gave the drug to the boy that caused the reaction. D. Yes; the nurse has no evidence that the physician ordered the offending drug. E. Yes; the nurse may have misunderstood what drug the physician wanted given. F. Yes; the boy and his parents were frightened, and emotional distress is adequate for a lawsuit.