List at least three reasons why patients may become irritable, complaining, and uncooperative.
What will be an ideal response?
Fear, pain, worries, lack of a support system, dependence on others, financial concerns, unrealistic perceptions about activities around them.
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In corticosteroid therapy, it is important for the nurse to teach the clients to:
1. watch for signs and symptoms of hypoglycemia. 2. taper the doses gradually and never stop the medication abruptly. 3. take the medication on an empty stomach. 4. increase the dosage when symptoms appear.
A nurse, caring for a patient with a nasogastric tube, knows that best way to check correct placement of the tube is how?
A) Auscultation method after injecting air through the tube B) Assessment of color of aspirate and laboratory testing of the aspirate C) By taping the tube in place after the initial x-ray that confirms placement D) A combination of visual assessment of aspirate, air auscultation, and measurement of tube length
The hospital is forming an ethics committee. Which concept should be central to that committee's function?
1. Members should be limited to medical staff. 2. The overriding concern of the committee should be protection of the hospital. 3. The committee should act to provide guidelines for potential problems. 4. Most of the committee's work should involve short-term ethical issues.
The nurse working in the emergency department (ED) receives a telephone call from an individual who states a co-worker's finger was amputated and asks what should be done. The nurse would tell the caller to immediately
a. pack the finger immediately in a plastic bag filled with ice. b. place the finger in a bowl full of cool water or normal saline, if available. c. wash and rinse the finger and wrap it in a clean, warm towel. d. wrap the finger in a clean cloth and place it in a plastic bag, then on ice.