The nurse identifies what as the goal of drug therapy in the treatment of patients?
A. Cure of the disease
B. Follow-up with the prescriber
C. Correct administration technique
D. Production of maximum benefit with minimum harm
Ans: D. Production of maximum benefit with minimum harm
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When describing arrhythmias to a group of nursing students, the instructor explains that arrhythmias may be triggered by which of the following? Select all that apply
A) Emotional stress B) Heart disease C) Electrolyte imbalance D) Diabetes E) Hypoxia
A client was admitted to a long-term residential care facility. On what should the admitting nurse tell the family the concepts of long-term care are based?
a. Amount of activities the resident can do for herself b. Maintenance care with an emphasis on incontinence c. Successful adaptation to the regulations of the home d. Maintenance of as much function as possible
The purpose of continuous quality improvement (CQI) is to
a. monitor processes involved in the provision of safe, effective care for patients. b. restructure hospital departments to initiate cost savings. c. provide an opportunity for staff members to participate in self-governance. d. deliver appropriate nursing care to patients.
Which of the following statements accurately describe the types of equipment that are used to assess temperature? Select all that apply
A) Nonmercury glass thermometers used for oral readings commonly have blunt bulbs to prevent injury. B) Axillary temperatures are generally about one degree less than oral temperatures. C) Rectal temperatures are generally about one degree higher than other temperatures. D) The nurse should wait 5 minutes before taking an oral temperature on a patient who was drinking iced tea. E) Nasal oxygen is not thought to affect oral temperature readings, but oxygen by mask does. F) A dirty probe lens and cone on the temporal artery thermometer can cause a falsely high reading.