Which of these terms describes a complete arching of the body that occurs with seizures after a person takes PCP?
a. confabulation c. synthesis
b. opisthotonos d. tonic-clonic seizure
B
The use of phencyclidine (PCP) typically results in four phases. First, acute toxicity causes visual disturbances, auditory hallucinations, combativeness, opisthotonos, catatonia, convulsions, and coma. This phase lasts for 3 days. The second phase involves toxic psychosis with visual and auditory hallucinations, agitation, paranoid delusions, and disturbed judgment. This phase lasts for 7 days. The third phase is characterized by psychotic episodes, including thought disorders, paranoid ideation, and affect disorders much like schizophrenia, and lasts a month or more. Depression during the fourth phase may result in suicide. No effort should be made to "talk down" or calm the individual.
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Which indicates a weakness of a functional structure in a long-term care facility?
1. All nursing tasks fall under the nursing department. 2. The dietary department is responsible for nutritional assessment. 3. Physical and occupational therapy coordinate and evaluate activities of daily living. 4. The nursing department is responsible for writing the care plan.
A child with acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) is getting chemotherapy for the first time and is at risk for tumor lysis syndrome (TLS). The nurse monitors for which risk associated with TLS?
a. Liver failure b. Central nervous system (CNS) deficit c. Kidney failure d. Respiratory distress
Unless there is some contraindication, the nurse knows to check with the caregivers to be certain that most fruits and vegetables have been added, as well as strained meats, by the time that the infant is how many months old?
a. 5 to 7 c. 11 to 13 b. 8 to 10 d. 14 to 16
Directions: Change the traditional time to the international 24-hour clock: 12:30 PM: _____________
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word