What role of the nurse is crucial to the prevention of fragmentation of care?
A) advocate B) teacher C) counselor D) coordinator
C
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The nurse is caring for a patient with moderate Alzheimer disease (AD). The health care provider has ordered donepezil (Aricept) for the collaborative treatment of the patient's disease
What medication teaching will the nurse include to both the patient and patient's family? 1. "The medication should be taken twice daily, once in the morning and once at night." 2. "The dose will be started low and will be gradually increased until the medication is no longer helpful." 3. "The medication should be taken three times daily with every meal." 4. "The dose will be started high and will be gradually decreased to make sure that side effects from the medication are tolerable."
A patient visits the clinic and is diagnosed with acute sinusitis. To promote sinus drainage, the nurse instructs the patient to
A) apply a cold pack to the affected area. B) apply a mustard poultice to the forehead. C) perform postural drainage. D) increase fluid intake.
A child with pertussis is in the catarrhal stage of the disease. The pediatric nurse knows that in this stage, symptoms experienced include:
Select all answers that apply. A) nasal congestion. B) conjunctival suffusion. C) intense whooping cough. D) chronic cough lasting weeks.
A nurse is addressing the problem of air pollution in the community. The first step in the process of controlling the pollution would be
a. Setting standards b. Monitoring c. Permitting d. Compliance