A 24-year-old man scheduled for brain surgery in the morning constantly listens to music with his headphones on. What should a nurse recognize this behavior as?
a. Conversion reaction
b. Conscious coping strategy
c. Defense mechanism of undoing
d. Reaction formation
B
The use of a conscious coping strategy can help decrease stress.
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To assure effectiveness, when should the nurse stop rubbing antiseptic hand solution over all surfaces of the hands?
a. When fingers feel sticky b. After 5 to 10 seconds c. When leaving the client's room d. Once fingers and hands feel dry
The patient receives opioid analgesia with naproxen (Naprosyn) after a total abdominal hysterectomy. Which patient datum is the nurse's priority?
a. The patient has not had a bowel move-ment since surgery. b. The patient declines a massage after anal-gesic administration. c. Respiratory rate drops from 22 to 16 breaths/min. d. The patient receives famotidine (Pepcid) for esophageal reflux.
The nurse is seeing patients in the women's clinic. Which patient should be treated with ceftriaxone (Rocephin) IM and doxycycline (Vibramycin) orally?
1. A pregnant patient with gonorrhea and a yeast infection 2. A nonpregnant patient with gonorrhea and chlamydia 3. A pregnant patient with syphilis 4. A nonpregnant patient with chlamydia and trichomoniasis
A P value of .001 would indicate that a statistic would only occur by chance with what frequency?
A) 1 out of 10 times B) 1 out of 100 times C) 1 out of 1000 times D) none the above