A patient tells the nurse that she knows she is getting up in the middle of the night to eat but doesn't remember doing so. For which of the following should the nurse assess in this patient?
a. Time of day exercise is being done
b. The amount of television that is being watched before going to sleep
c. The use of herbs to aid in sleep
d. The use of the sleeping aid Ambien
D
Newer sleep medications, specifically Ambien, have been linked to complex sleep-related disorders such as sleep driving. When patients take Ambien, nurses need to assess them for abnormal reactions such as sleep driving or excessive eating at night without memory of eating.
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An older female patient is diagnosed with a chronic illness. Which of the following principles should the nurse apply when answering her questions?
a. The most prevalent form of disease in the United States is acute illness. b. Usually, chronic disease has a negligible impact on the family. c. Chronic illness is unending, and coping can be influenced by the perception of uncertainty. d. Older adults successfully cope with chronic disease by learning about the dis-ease.
Which of the following activities would be most helpful to a person in whom a serious chronic illness has been diagnosed?
a. Discuss it with a religious leader on a confidential, do-not-tell basis b. Join a support group of others with the same illness c. Share the diagnosis with coworkers and neighbors to gain sympathy and support d. Tell extended family because many diseases have a genetic component
Advocating for users' needs and acting as a liaison between the users, the IT staff, and the vendor are competencies for a(n):
a. generalist. b. advanced practice nurse. c. specialist. d. innovator.
Outline the subjective and objective assessment data associated with MS. Place a star next to
the symptoms D.V. has. What will be an ideal response?