The nurse notes that an advance directive is on a patient's medical record. Which statement represents the best description of an advance directive guideline the nurse will follow?
Answer: A living will is invoked only when the patient has a terminal condition or is in a persistent vegetative state.
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A child is being discharged after a pacemaker insertion. Which teaching point by the nurse takes priority?
A. Any prescribed activity restrictions B. Need for a healthy balanced diet C. Schedule for pacemaker testing D. Signs of wound site infection
A patient taking a liquid iron preparation must be cautioned to:
1. put the iron preparation in milk. 2. put the iron preparation over ice. 3. dilute the iron preparation with water and drink with a straw. 4. take the iron preparation with an antacid.
A nurse assesses a client with cirrhosis who is experiencing hypertension, edema, and shortness of breath. For which diagnosis should the nurse develop a plan of care?
1. Deficient Fluid Volume 2. Ineffective Tissue Perfusion 3. Excess Fluid Volume 4. Impaired Skin Integrity
The nurse is conducting an admission assessment of a 41-year-old woman. Each time that the nurse asks the woman a question, she either defers to her husband to answer the question or provides a noncommittal answer that her husband then clarifies
Such behavior is consistent with which of the following personality disorders? A) Borderline personality disorder B) Histrionic personality disorder C) Dependent personality disorder D) Antisocial personality disorder