When the patient is sitting in a chair or wheelchair, the feet must be well-supported.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
True
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The mother of a child newly diagnosed with drug-resistant epilepsy asks the nurse why two antiepileptic drugs have been prescribed for her daughter. What is the nurse's best answer?
A) To decrease overall cost B) To decrease risk of adverse effects C) To minimize seizures in resistant epilepsy D) To increase movement of sodium ions into the cell
The patient is being treated with the drug pilocarpine (Pilocar). He complains of eye irritation. The most appropriate response of the health care provider is:
a. This could be symptomatic of retinal detachment. b. This is an unexpected, idiosyncratic response to the medication. c. This is an expected adverse reaction to the medication. d. This could be symptomatic of iridic cysts.
Which objective of a review of the literature is unique to a review for research purposes, rather than a review for evidence-based practice?
a. Discover conceptual frameworks used to examine problems b. Generate useful research questions and hypotheses c. Determine what is unknown about a subject, as well as what requires clarification d. Uncover a new practice intervention or gain support for current interventions and policies
If the first defibrillation shock at 200 J is not successful on a client with ventricular fibrillation, the nurse in charge of the code would
a. administer a second shock at 300 J. b. reinitiate CPR. c. reposition the client and shock at 200 J. d. set the defibrillator to synchronous.