When teaching the elderly, a nurse should do which of the following? Select all that apply
1. Be very patient.
2. Use plenty of repetition.
3. Allow limited time for teaching.
4. Ignore cues that the patient does not understand.
5. Have a caregiver or family member present.
ANS: 1, 2, 5
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A client is undergoing antineoplastic therapy. The nurse, in an effort to minimize the toxic effects of therapy, administers which growth factor?
1. Filgrastim (Neupogen) 2. Megestrol acetate (Megace) 3. Carmustine (Gliadel) 4. Teniposide (Vumon)
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1. Southeast 2. New England 3. Rocky Mountains 4. Appalachian Mountains
A nurse is accused of illegally abusing narcotic medications originally prescribed to clients. If found guilty this nurse is subject to: (Select all that apply.)
1. Years of imprisonment in a federal prison 2. Forced involvement in a drug rehabilitation program 3. Inclusion on the State Board of Nursing Suspended license list 4. Forfeiture of the professional license needed to practice nursing 5. Monetary fines that can be in the hundreds of thousands of dollars 6. Termination of employment from the institution where the abuse occurred