A patient is to be discharged on prednisone to be administered every other day at 09:00 am. When implementing discharge teaching, what is the rationale for giving the medication every other day?
A) It eliminates adverse effects.
B) It prolongs therapeutic effects.
C) It prevents steroid tolerance.
D) It increases effectiveness.
A
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The screening tool used to evaluate life activities as a function of overall well-being and an indicator of areas needing intervention for a child is the:
a. NGAGED (Now, Growth, and Development, Activities of Daily Living, General Health, Environment, and Documentation). b. Stress Scale for Children. c. Functional Activities Questionnaire. d. Washington Guide to Promoting Development in the Young Child.
During the course of client care, the 21-year-old client tells the nurse that she had an abortion last year but that no one in her family knows. Which of these terms best describes the situation?
1. Consent 2. Privacy 3. Security 4. Confidentiality
A client in the hyperdynamic phase of septic shock has been admitted to the intensive care unit. What complication should the nurse be alert for as shock progresses from the hyperdy-namic to the hypodynamic phase?
A. Acute respiratory distress syndrome B. Acute bowel obstruction C. Ventricular tachycardia D. Seizure activity
The nurse is assessing a client with abdominal complaints. The nurse performs deep palpation of the abdomen for which reason?
A) Detect abdominal masses B) Determine abdominal firmness C) Assess softness of abdominal muscles D) Assess degree of abdominal distention