The nurse caring for a hyperactive patient should be particularly concerned about assessing
a. physical safety.
b. emotional trauma.
c. manipulative behaviors.
d. feelings about the relationship.
A
Hyperactive patients are at high risk for injury and physical exhaustion, both of which compromise physical safety. Safety needs take priority over emotional needs.
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ANS:
A patient who is postoperative day one following a metatarsal amputation is experiencing nausea and vomiting. Consequently, the nurse has administered an intravenous dose of metoclopramide. This drug will relieve the patient's nausea by
A) stimulating the motility of the patient's upper GI tract. B) raising the pH of the patient's gastric contents. C) blocking the effect of histamine at H2 receptors. D) eradicating H. Pylori bacteria from the patient's stomach.
The nurse is analyzing the client's arterial blood gas report, which reveals a pH of 6.58. The client has just suffered a cardiac arrest. Which consequences of this pH value does the nurse consider for this client?
A) Decreased cardiac output B) Increase magnesium levels C) Decreased free calcium in the ECT D) Increased myocardial contractility
The nurse assessed a client as having an impaired ability to experience and integrate meaning and purpose in life. This is a component of which nursing diagnosis?
a. Risk for spiritual distress c. Spiritual distress b. Self-esteem disturbance d. Ineffective coping