A group of students is reviewing the functions of psychiatric nurses. The students demonstrate understanding of the information when they identify which of the following as an advanced practice level function?
A) Milieu therapy
B) Promotion of self-care
C) Psychopharmacology interventions
D) Health promotion activities
C
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a. gravity. c. cardiac sphincter suction. b. salivary fluids. d. peristalsis.
Which of the following statements is true about analgesic medications for older adults?
a. Opioids are less effective in older patients than in younger patients. b. Stool softeners and laxatives should be used with opioids. c. Over-the-counter NSAIDs are generally harmless. d. The dose limit for acetaminophen is dif-ficult to reach for older adults.
Which of the following is the role of the nurse within the ecological framework for community care?
a. Support the integration of health choices into lifestyles. b. Evaluate nursing actions and processes within the community setting. c. Recognize the need for social change to alter health-damaging conditions. d. Ask critical questions to assess situations and develop plans for health issues.
The transitional phase during which both ovarian function and hormone production decline is called:
1. the climacteric. 2. menopause. 3. the menarche. 4. the ischemic phase.