A night charge nurse working on a medical surgical unit with older adults just realized that she made a serious medication error. What is her best course of action?
a. monitor the patient and report the error to the physician immediately
b. wait until morning and tell the day charge nurse
c. do not tell anyone, just watch the patient for side effects
d. write an incident report and leave it for the nurse manager to read
A
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(Select all that apply.) 1. Dietary changes can help with constipation. 2. Changes in activity can help with constipation. 3. Most older clients learn to live with constipation. 4. There isn't much to be done to help with constipation. 5. Reducing the intake of fluids and fruits helps with constipation.
A patient asks the nurse why the prescriber is changing his anxiety medication from lorazepam (Ativan) to sertaline (Zoloft). What is the nurse's best response?
a. "Sertraline is a stronger drug and will do a better job of controlling your anxiety." b. "Sertraline has milder side effects and a decreased risk for drug dependence." c. "Sertraline acts much faster to get the symptoms of your anxiety under control." d. "Sertraline can be taken only when needed to control symptoms of anxiety."
Supply and demand is illustrated when:
a. The demand for nurses in public health is low, but the supply is high b. Few goods or services are available, the price tends to rise c. Supplies are low, nurses must find alternate resources d. Lesser-developed countries receive supplies from other countries
__________ means to assist, ease the way, or make a smooth transition for a process or another person
Fill in the blank with correct word