Use of dry-heat treatment is contraindicated in clients who have:
a. diabetes mellitus c. hepatitis
b. hypertension d. pancreatitis
A
Dry heat can be used to enhance circulation, promote healing, reduce swelling and inflammation, reduce pain, and reduce muscle spasms. It should be avoided in clients with decreased sensation, such as in diabetes mellitus.
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Which nursing documentation best meets the requirement for problem-oriented charting?
a. "Pacing and muttering to self. Sensory perceptual alteration related to internal auditory stimulation. Given fluphenazine 2.5 mg PO at 0900 and went to room to lie down. Calmer by 0930 . Returned to lounge to watch TV." b. "Agitated behavior. Patient muttering to self as though answering an unseen person. Given haloperidol 2 mg PO and went to room to lie down. Patient calmer within 30 minutes. Returned to lounge to watch TV." c. "S: States ‘I feel like I'm ready to blow up.' O: Pacing hall, mumbling to self. A: Auditory hallucinations. P: Offer haloperidol 2 mg PO. I: Haloperidol 2 mg PO given at 0900 . E: Returned to lounge at 0930 and quietly watched TV." d. "Pacing hall and muttering to self as though answering an unseen person. Haloperidol 2 mg PO administered at 0900, with calming effect in 30 minutes. Stated ‘I'm no longer bothered by the voices.'"
The nurse is assessing a newborn whose mother has diabetes. Which of the following findings would alert the nurse that the newborn is hypoglycemic?
A) Low blood calcium levels B) Low blood glucose levels C) Defective tissue development D) Low oxygen levels
What characteristics support evidence-based practice (EBP)? (Select all that apply.)
a. The nurse's clinical experience is fundamental to the evidence-based practice process. b. Evidence-based practice provides a theoretical framework for accuracy and safety in patient care. c. Evidence-based practice involves the use of a holistic approach to patient care in health care. d. Evidence-based practice is designed to create a generic plan of patient care in clinical settings. e. Evidence-based practice allows the nurse autonomy in patient care because research proves success.
A client is being treated for cocaine and amphetamine abuse. The nurse realizes that the client's symptoms are caused by which actions of these substances on the central nervous system?
Standard Text: Select all that apply. 1. Stimulate the release of norepinephrine on the presynaptic neuron 2. Inhibit the reuptake of norepinephrine from the synaptic cleft back to the presynaptic neuron 3. Inhibit the destruction of norepinephrine by the enzyme monoamine oxidase 4. Inhibit alpha1 receptors 5. Stimulate beta2 receptors