The Kefauver-Harris Amendment of 1962 was a response to the crisis (or near-crisis) regarding
A. Elixir Sulfanilamide
B. the presence of bacteria in beef
C. thalidomide
D. the range of unsafe drugs that were available
Ans: C. thalidomide
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A nurse is working with a Chinese immigrant who is taking an MAOI. The most important instruction to the patient by the nurse will be to
A) avoid use of soy sauce in the diet. B) adhere to combination drug therapy. C) discuss the cultural significance of taking an MAOI. D) avoid taking the drug on an empty stomach.
Which of these risk factors increases a client's susceptibility to infection?
a. age c. state of residence b. obesity d. immunization
For a nurse to be effective in assisting patients with problems associated with loss and grief, what should the nurse do? (Select all that apply.)
a. Help people acknowledge the reality of their loss. b. Encourage the use of a support network. c. Reinforce that people all grieve in the same way. d. Assure people that it will take a year to get over the loss, but it will end. e. Provide continuing support even after an extended time.
The nurse is documenting the findings of an abdominal assessment on a client and documents the following information, "pain noted during palpation at McBurney's point.". In which of the following ways did the nurse elicit this response?
1. The nurse lightly palpated the around the client's umbilicus. 2. The nurse pressed into the client's abdomen and then pulled his hand back quickly. 3. The nurse palpated over the client's spleen. 4. The nurse palpated the area between the client's ileum and umbilicus in the client's right lower quadrant.