The sequential compression therapy unit is discarded when the patient is discharged.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
False
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The barrier in the therapeutic relationship based on the caregiver's inappropriate emotional responses to the client is called
1. transference. 2. transposition. 3. counter-response. 4. countertransference.
Which nursing diagnosis would the nurse select for an older patient with asthma that has a respiratory rate of 28 and audible wheezes on inspiration?
1. Activity Intolerance 2. Altered Tissue Perfusion 3. Ineffective Airway Clearance 4. Ineffective Breathing Pattern with tachypnea and wheezing.
Torticollis can be caused by which of the following? Select all that apply
a. Hysteria b. Allergies c. Phenothiazine therapy d. Parkinson's disease e. Trauma such as sleeping with the head in an unusual position f. Congenital, resulting from a hematoma or partial rupture at birth of the sterno- cleidomastoid, causing a shortening of the muscle
The nurse is preparing to administer a medication via a jejunostomy tube to a patient who is receiving continuous tube feedings. The medication needs to be given on an empty stomach and comes only in tablet form
What action should the nurse take first? a. Add the medications directly to the tube feeding. b. Flush the tubing before the medication is given. c. Stop the feeding 30 minutes before medication administration. d. Dissolve the medication in cold water.