You would select a(n)________ syringe to administer a dose of 0.4 mL.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
tuberculin
A tuberculin syringe is used to administer any amount less than 1 mL.
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A patient who has been diagnosed with a terminal disease refuses to accept the diagnosis and refuses to comply with treatment. What is the psychosocial purpose of this strategy?
A) The patient is trying to protect loved ones from the emotional effects of the illness. B) The patient is being noncompliant. C) The patient is afraid of treatment. D) The patient understands that treatment will have no benefit.
A patient admitted with lower back pain is not sure that the prescribed treatment is helping and asks what alternative therapies might help. What should the nurse suggest?
a. Herbal therapy b. Chiropractic therapy c. Acupressure d. Reflexology
What conclusion can be drawn from examining where nurses are employed?
a. There is a trend toward consolidation of health care into large central medical centers. b. There is an increased emphasis on community-based health care. c. There is an obvious need to decrease health care costs by cutting positions. d. Managed care organizations (MCOs) are employing nurses to improve customer relations.
A mother asks why her 6-year-old requires the daily dose of digoxin to be twice that of an adult. The nurse explains that children have:
1. greater resistance to medications. 2. variations in development of drug receptors. 3. a slower metabolic rate than adults. 4. more total body water, which dilutes the drug.