Which of the following descriptions is true os using a placebo for pain control without the patients consent?
a. widespread practice
b. consistently effective
c. deceptive
d. justified to determine whether the pain is real
Ans: c. deceptive
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A child in renal failure has hyperkalemia. The nurse plans to instruct the child and her parents to avoid which of the following foods?
1. Carrots and green, leafy vegetables 2. Chips, cold cuts, and canned foods 3. Spaghetti and meat sauce, and breadsticks 4. Hamburger on a bun, and cherry gelatin
When the nurse creates conditions in which the patient feels empowered, it has what effect on the nurse?
1. The nurse loses importance to the patient. 2. The patient leans more on the physician. 3. The nurse is seen as more competent by the physician. 4. The nurse feels empowered.
The nurse-midwife is concerned that a woman's uterine activity is too intense and that her obesity is preventing accurate assessment of the actual intrauterine pressure. Based on this information, the nurse should obtain:
a. a tocotransducer. b. a spinal electrode. c. an intrauterine pressure catheter. d. a Doppler transducer.
Which of the following assessments would lead you to believe a postpartal woman is developing a urinary complication?
A) At 8 hours postdelivery she has voided a total of 100 mL in four small voidings. B) She has voided a total of 1000 mL in two voidings, each spaced 1 hour apart. C) She tells you she is extremely thirsty. D) Her perineum is obviously edematous on inspection.