Which action will the nurse include in the plan of care for a 42-year-old patient who is being admitted with Clostridium difficile?
a. Educate the patient about proper food storage.
b. Order a diet with no dairy products for the patient.
c. Place the patient in a private room on contact isolation.
d. Teach the patient about why antibiotics will not be used.
c. Place the patient in a private room on contact isolation.
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As a nurse manager, you want to institute point-of-care devices on your unit. The rationale that you provide to support the point-of-care devices includes (select all that apply):
a. Reduction in incidents of medication er-ror. b. Immediate documentation of care. c. Comparison of patient data with previous data. d. Immediate access to staffing schedules.
A nurse is teaching a new emergency department nurse about emergency medications. When asked to describe the uses of pralidoxime (Protopam), the new nurse makes which correct statement?
a. "It exerts its greatest effects at muscarinic and ganglionic sites." b. "It is used to treat poisoning by reversible cholinesterase inhibitors." c. "It may not be effective if not given immediately." d. "It reverses the effects of organophosphate insecticides in the central nervous system."
The wife of a client who has been diagnosed with a terminal illness asks the nurse about the differences between palliative care and hospice care. Which information would the nurse most likely include in the response?
a. Hospice care differs from palliative care in its foundational philosophy. b. Hospice provides physical and psychological support; palliative care provides social and spiritual support. c. Hospice care is provided for clients who have 6 months or less to live; palliative care is provided at any time during illness. d. Hospice care focuses on quality of life while palliative care focuses on length of life.
What may become discolored by phenazopyridine (Pyridium) in addition to the urine?
a. Feces b. Sclera c. Sputum d. Saliva