A nurse is teaching adolescents how to prevent infections. What statement by one of the adolescents indicates that more teaching is needed?
A) "I will wash my hands before and after going to the bathroom."
B) "I don't wear a condom when I have sex, but I know my partners."
C) "I always eat fruits and vegetables, and I sleep 8 hours a night."
D) "When I have an infection, I rest and take my medications."
B
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a. Bethanechol (Urecholine) b. Pilocarpine (Pilocar) c. Acetylcholine (Miochol) d. Atropine (Sal-Tropine)
A client has a history of diarrhea. The nurse is attempting to obtain information from the review of systems. When the nurse asks if several different foods cause diarrhea, the client responds, "Hmm, I don't usually eat that"
Which action by the nurse is most appropriate? a. Ask the client why he/she doesn't eat specific foods. b. Continue to ask about other food associations with diarrhea. c. Have the client list the foods eaten on a typical day. d. Inquire about familial bowel problems.
The nurse is caring for an elderly woman with dementia who is frightened in the hospital room. Which is the best action by the nurse to communicate empathy and compassion?
a. Use the bedside intercom to inform her that you will be entering her room. b. Use brief, light touch on the patient's arm or shoulder when greeting her. c. Shut the patient's door in the hallway if there is noise or loud talking. d. Firmly but kindly insist the patient accepts reality as you have presented it.
Failure to exercise the degree of care considered reasonable under the circumstances, resulting in unintended injury to a patient, is
A) slander. B) libel. C) battery. D) negligence.