The nurse is caring for a client who was just admitted with a diagnosis of schizoaffective disorder with depression. The nurse should anticipate that the client's psychiatrist will prescribe which of the following of medications for this client?
A) Lithium
B) Lithium and Haldol
C) Tofranil
D) Clozaril
D
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While assessing your patient, you know to identify health patterns and if these health patterns are achieving their goals. If you find that the patient's health patterns are not achieving their goals, then what are you, as the nurse, obligated to do?
A) Seek ways to promote balance. B) Create an opportunity for social balance. C) Identify alternative forms of care. D) Provide insight into the physiologic failings of the system.
The physician has ordered a fluid deprivation test on your patient. What is your patient being tested for?
A) Hashimoto's thyroiditis B) Diabetes insipidus C) SIADH D) Hyperparathyroidism
An athlete's kcal intake is appropriate if he or she
a. maintains a low percentage of body fat. b. consumes at least 1800 kcal per day. c. maintains a competitive and healthy weight. d. does not experience hunger between workouts.
A nurse is planning care for a family whose loved one has received a diagnosis of dementia. The family must now make decisions about the loved one's care. Which is an appropriate nursing intervention?
A) Provide knowledge about the disease and the skills necessary to manage it. B) Encourage open discussion among family members about any unresolved issues or resentments they may have with the afflicted family member. C) Determine the combined financial resources of family members who will underwrite the cost of the care. D) Encourage placement of the family member with the caregiver who can best manage the client.