The long-term facility nurse is aware that the anxious female resident can frequently be calmed by:
a. stimulating her with group activity.
b. sedating her to allow her to sleep.
c. allowing time alone to control her anxiety.
d. offering a diversion of quiet activity, such as a jigsaw puzzle.
ANS: D
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ANS:
When was psychiatric training for nurses initially offered?
a. 1852 b. 1882 c. 1902 d. 1922
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A) Dimenhydrinate B) Promethazine C) Metoclopramide D) Diphenhydramine
The nurse is helping in discharge planning for a client who needs extensive rehabilitation and is on a complicated medication schedule. The nurse would want to coordinate the client's care by including which person in this client's plan?
1. Client's spouse 2. Physician 3. Pharmacist 4. Social worker