The nurse is aware of the risk of suicide and accidental overdose of medication are increasing among which of the following groups?
1. Adolescents and elderly people
2. Adolescents and young adults
3. Elderly and school-age children
4. Native American young adults and adolescents
5.
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Rationale 1: Adolescents and elderly people in all cultures are increasingly committing suicide and experiencing accidental overdose.
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The 17-month-old infant is terminally ill with cancer and is in constant pain. The nurse recognizes that the best way to control pain in this child would be for the physician to order:
1. Patient-controlled analgesia with the parents controlling the button that administers the dosage. 2. Intravenously administered opioids on a scheduled basis. 3. Intravenously administered opioids on a prn basis. 4. Parenteral administration controls pain more effectively than oral medication as oral absorption may be modified by stomach activities. In addition, providing analgesics on a scheduled basis is preferred over prn.
Which of the following is the greatest single cause of absenteeism from school and work among young women?
a. A child's illness b. Dysmenorrhea c. Mental health disorders d. Upper respiratory tract infection
The nurse instructs an older adult who has developed shingles regarding risk for future occurrences of the disease. Which of the following should then nurse include in this discussion?
A) "Chronic diarrhea and thrush are symptoms that can develop years after herpes zoster has invaded the body.". B) "Herpes zoster is a sexually transmitted disease.". C) "You should receive the vaccination to prevent future occurrences.". D) "Your family is now at risk for developing shingles.".
The teaching plan for a 7-year-old boy with color deficiency should include what instruction?
a. Buy only one color of clothing to ensure the child's ability to match items himself. b. Patching the weaker eye will improve his color vision. c. Teach him an alternate way to distinguish between the colors of traffic signals. d. Botulism toxin drops will need to be administered every 2 months to improve color vision.