Monitoring of a patient on gabapentin to treat seizures includes:
1. Routine therapeutic drug levels every 3 to 4 months
2. Assessing for dermatologic reactions, including Steven's Johnson
3. Routine serum electrolytes, especially in hot weather
4. Recording seizure frequency, duration, and severity
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When beginning to assess a person's spirituality, which question by the nurse would be most appropriate?
a. "Do you believe in God?" b. "How does your spirituality relate to your health care decisions?" c. "What religious faith do you follow?" d. "Do you believe in the power of prayer?"
Which of the following would the nurse expect to find in a male infant with Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome?
A) Eczema B) Thrombocytosis C) Lymphadenopathy D) Pneumonia
Software programs that process data to produce or recommend valid choices are known as ______________
Fill in the blank with the correct words.
The parents of a 2-year-old child who sustained severe head trauma from falling out a second-story window are arguing in the pediatric intensive-care unit (PICU) and are blaming each other for the child's accident
The best nursing diagnosis for this family is 1. Parental Role Conflict related toprotecting the child. 2. Hopelessness related to the child'sdeteriorating condition. 3. Anxiety related to the critical-careunit environment. 4. Family Coping:Compromised,relatedto the child's critical Injury.