A client exhibiting which of the following antipsychotic side effects would require the nurse's immediate intervention?
1. Neuroleptic malignant syndrome
2. Drowsiness
3. Parkinsonism
4. Impotence
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Rationale: Neuroleptic malignant syndrome can be fatal. Parkinsonism, impotence, and drowsiness are not normally life-threatening conditions.
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At an 8-month-old well-baby visit, the parent tells the nurse that her infant falls asleep at night during the last bottle feeding but wakes up when moved to the infant's crib. What is the most appropriate response for the nurse to make?
a. "You should put your baby to sleep 1 hour earlier without the nighttime feeding but with a pacifier for soothing." b. "You could place rice cereal in the last bottle feeding of the day to ensure a longer sleep pattern." c. "You should have your partner give the last bottle of the day and observe whether your infant stays awake for your partner." d. "You could increase daytime feeding intervals to every 4 hours and put your baby in the crib while the baby is still awake."
Occurs when a person uses his or her occupation for personal enrichment by misusing or misapplying the organization's resources or assets:
a. fraud b. occupational fraud c. corporate fraud d. fiduciary relationship
The nurse is caring for a 78-year-old patient with aortic stenosis. Which assessment data obtained by the nurse would be most important to report to the health care provider?
a. The patient complains of chest pressure when ambulating. b. A loud systolic murmur is heard along the right sternal border. c. A thrill is palpated at the second intercostal space, right sternal border. d. The point of maximum impulse (PMI) is at the left midclavicular line.
When the nurse voices preference for the funding of services that assist many clients in his community over services that assist a small group in the community, it is noted as a(an)
A) Deontologic framework B) Beneficence framework C) Nonmaleficence framework D) Utilitarian framework