The student nurse has a test scheduled for next week and is anxious to do well. Thus the student nurse spends many hours studying for the test. Which of these terms BEST describes this situation?
a. catharsis c. eustress
b. distress d. internal stress
C
Eustress is stress that results in positive outcomes.
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Which of the following conclusions can be drawn from reviewing how health care costs are spread over a person's lifetime?
a. Health care expenditures increase with age. b. Premature newborns incur more costs than other children from birth through adulthood. c. The majority of cost is incurred during middle age when chronic diseases strike. d. Persons aged 85 years and above spend the most money on health care.
An 8-year-old girl is scheduled for a renal ultrasound. Which of the following would the nurse include in the plan of care when preparing the child for this test?
A) Withholding food and fluids after midnight B) Checking the child for allergies to shellfish C) Ensuring the child has a full bladder D) Informing the child she should feel no discomfort
Which drug class can cause diabetes mellitus type II?
1. Atypical antipsychotic drugs 2. Phenothiazine drugs 3. Beta blockers 4. Nonphenothiazine drugs
A health care provider writes these new prescriptions for a resident in a skilled nursing facility: 2 G sodium diet, Restraint as needed, Limit fluids to 1800 mL daily,
Continue antihypertensive medication, Milk of magnesia 30 mL PO once if no bowel movement for 3 days. The nurse should: a. question the fluid restriction. b. question the order for restraint. c. transcribe the prescriptions as written. d. assess the resident's bowel elimination.