Treatment of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) focuses primarily on which treatment modality?
a. antibiotic therapy
b. ventilatory support
c. fever management
d. supportive therapy based on symptoms
D
There is no specific treatment for SARS. Support treatment is provided based on the symptoms.
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A nursing student expresses a belief that it is normal for older adults to experience forgetfulness and depression. The staff nurse should respond with which of the following statements?
A) "You are right. Once you pass 50 your memory is in decline." B) "Memory impairments are not normal, but a depressed mood is fairly common in the elderly." C) "Impairments in memory and a depressed mood are pathological changes that require professional intervention." D) "Memory impairments are normal in the elderly, but a depressed mood is not."
Which is a courtesy?
a. Saying "please" and "thank you" b. Choosing to lead the line instead of letting a resident lead to ensure he knows where he is going c. Nodding your head as opposed to ans-wering out loud d. Calling a patient by his first name
A client with schizophrenia tells the nurse as they sit in the day room, "I hear voices telling me bad things." The most therapeutic response the nurse can make is:
1. "Tell me what the voices are saying." 2. "I understand you hear these so-called voices, but I hear only the people in the room talking." 3. "The voices are not real. They're only your imagination." 4. "Do you think the voices would go away if we went into your room to talk?"
The nurse is monitoring a patient who had an emergency appendectomy today. Which of the following findings should be reported to the physician immediately?
a. Pain at the operative site b. Absence of bowel sounds c. Abdomen rigid on palpation d. 3-cm spot of bloody drainage on dressing