Barbed sutures are relatively new however do they increase the time it takes to close the skin? True or False?
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
ANS: F
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1. Inpatient hospital-based care 2. Mobile outreach units 3. Assertive community treatment 4. Partial hospitalization programs
Where should a nurse performing a backrub begin?
a. Shoulder b. Base of the neck c. Sacral area d. Lumbar area
If the patient tells the nurse, "I'm not an alcoholic. I can stop whenever I want to," what should be the nurse's most therapeutic response?
a. "Well, why don't you?" b. "Hasn't alcohol use interfered with your employment?" c. "A positive attitude like that is a good start." d. "What would you call alcoholism?"
A nurse is getting a patient ready for the first electroconvulsive therapy treatment. The client's spouse asks what the expected outcome of ECT is. What would be the nurse's best response?
A) "We expect this treatment to cause short seizures." B) "We expect this treatment to cure the client." C) "We expect this treatment to restore a chemical balance within the brain." D) "We expect this treatment to make the patient sleep for a period of time."