Drugs that are inserted into the vagina or rectum are termed ________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
suppositories
Drugs that are inserted into the rectum or vagina are suppositories.
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A. It does not require either nurse to really listen to the other. B. Both nurses are equally likely to end up taking the admission. C. It will give both nurses the chance to express their perspective. D. This kind of listening can take place while one of the nurses completes another task.
A group of community health nurses provides services to pregnant adolescents who come from families living below the poverty level
The adolescents are living in communities with high infant mortality rates, high crime and drug rates, and very few prenatal clinics. The nurses are practicing which type of health care? a. Population-based health care c. Long-term health care b. Acute health care d. Short-term health care
What type of posturing exists when a person with a severe closed head injury has all four extremities in rigid extension with the forearms in hyperpronation and the legs in plantar extension?
a. Decorticate b. Decerebrate c. Spastic d. Cerebellar
The nurse has collected the following assessment data: right heel with reddened area that does not blanch. What nursing diagnosis would the nurse assign?
a. Ineffective tissue perfusion b. Risk for infection c. Imbalanced nutrition: less than body requirements d. Acute pain