The nurse is educating a patient on ways to regain the ability to perform ADLs and maintain normal physiological activities. What will the nurse relay as a requirement?
a. Strength
b. Wellness
c. Alertness
d. Mobility
ANS: D
The purpose of mobility is completing ADLs and maintaining physiological activities.
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The nurse is assessing a patient with myasthenia gravis. Which findings would the nurse attribute to this disease? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Select all that apply
1. Visual problems may be an early symptom. 2. Routine exercise provides an improvement in muscle strength. 3. There may be difficulty swallowing. 4. Muscle strength improves greatly with physical therapy. 5. There may be poor articulation in speaking.
Before administering a drug to a patient, the nurse should
a. ask another nurse if the drug is prepared correctly b. check the label on the drug container three times c. ask the patient if this is the correct drug d. have another nurse prepare the medication
Canes are usually used on the patient's weaker side
True False
In the case of the Elixir Sulfanilamide tragedy in 1937, the U.S. government intervened because
A. the drug was unsafe when used as directed B. the drug was ineffective for the disorders listed on the label C. the product has been mislabeled with regard to its ingredients D. the drug was far more effective than anything else on the market, and the profits of the manufacturer had been excessive