When a client is placed in restraints, he or she should be left alone to ensure privacy
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
F
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A school nurse assesses a child who has an erythematous circular patch of vesicles on her scalp with alopecia and complains of pain and pruritus. Why would the nurse use a Woods lamp?
a. To dry out the lesions b. To reduce the pruritus c. To kill the fungus d. To cause fluorescence of the infected hairs
A patient with gonorrhea is taking a protocol of tetracycline antibiotics. Which statement by the nurse is most likely to help overcome patient noncompliance?
a. "You should take all of this medicine." b. "Failing to take the entire medicine amount will make your disease resistant to it." c. "You will become sterile if you do not complete the supply of medicines." d. "The doctor wants you to take all of this medication."
While eating a meal in the hospital, a patient demonstrates difficulty breathing and signs of choking. The nurse realizes that the patient is experiencing which condition?
1. Laryngeal obstruction 2. Pulmonary emboli 3. Epiglottitis 4. An acute myocardial infarction
The nurse understands which of the following is true regarding antidepressant drugs:
a. higher initial doses are often required in elderly clients. b. the client should be started on a single, daily dose. c. antidepressants can cause constipation and urinary retention. d. antidepressant drugs do not exert both peripheral and central anticholinergic actions.