A nurse is assessing wound drainage during the immediate postoperative period for a patient who has had a breast removed. In addition to assessing the dressing, where would the nurse also check for drainage?
A) under the skin C) on the output sheet
B) under the patient D) in the axilla
B
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Which of the following reflects a nurse's responsibility when a drug is prescribed for a client? Select all that apply
A) Administering the drug to the client B) Monitoring for therapeutic response C) Checking for drug-drug interactions D) Reporting adverse reactions E) Teaching the client information needed to administer drugs safely at home
To ensure confidentiality, information is shared only with which of the following persons?
A) All persons in contact with the client B) Members of the treatment team as it applies to the client's well-being C) Persons who have known the client for several years D) Family members who are inquiring about the client
You are caring for 35-year-old man who tells you that he feels distress about being a male, and ever since he was a young child has thought of himself as a female
He describes the isolation he feels and concern about fitting in socially and at work because of these recurrent thoughts. How would you respond to your patient? 1) Provide information about support groups and other community resources for transsexual people. 2) Reassure him that he is normal, saying there are more people than we know who feel this way. 3) Share with him that you personally have had thoughts like this but have coped with these thoughts. 4) Suggest your patient seeks mental health care for medication to help him deal with his anxiety.
The nurse is caring for a 6-year-old girl who had surgery 12 hours ago. The child tells the nurse that she does not have pain, but a few minutes later tells her parent that she does. What should the nurse consider when interpreting this?
a. Truthful reporting of pain should occur by this age. b. Inconsistency in pain reporting suggests that pain is not present. c. Children use pain experiences to manipulate their parents. d. Children may be experiencing pain even though they deny it to the nurse.