A nurse is assessing a client who has a diagnosis of schizophrenia and takes an antipsychotic agent daily. Which finding requires further nursing assessment?
A) Respirations of 22 beats per minute
B) Weight gain of 8 pounds in 2 months
C) Temperature of 101°F (38.3°C)
D) Excess salivation
C
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The school nurse teaching a health promotion class to high-school students informs the group that health may be defined as:
A) Being disease free B) Having fulfilling relationships C) Having a clean drinking source and nutritious food D) Being connected in body, mind, and spirit
Who is most likely to become the abuser of an elderly person?
1. The person's paid caregiver 2. The individual's adult child 3. The person's neighbor 4. Someone previously unknown to the person
A staff nurse suspects that her friend, another nurse on her unit, is impaired by illicit drugs. The nurse doesn't want to get her friend in trouble, but she fears that patients may be harmed. This conflict of loyalty is an example of:
a. a moral dilemma. c. moral uncertainty. b. a practical dilemma. d. moral distress.
A high school-aged teen tells the school nurse that she wants to become pregnant. Which of the following would be the appropriate action for the nurse to take?
a. Ignore the comment b. Tell the teen that she should not engage in sexual activity or get pregnant c. Call the teen's parents d. Provide preconceptual counseling and emphasize the need to achieve good health