The client is taking risperidone (Risperdal) to treat the positive and negative symptoms of schizophrenia. Improvement of which of the following negative symptoms indicate the drug is effective?
a) Abnormal thought form.
b) Hallucinations and delusions.
c) Bizarre behavior.
d) Asocial behavior and anergia.
Answer: d) Asocial behavior and anergia.
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The nurse is caring for a male patient whose wife is visiting. The patient has gone to radiology for an x-ray film. The wife says to the nurse, "I'm going to take some of my husband's sildenafil (Viagra)
Since it helped him so much, I think it will help me, too." What is the nurse's most ap-propriate response? a. "This drug has proven harmful for women. You should not take it." b. "Studies show that this drug does not help women with sexual arousal." c. "I encourage you to try it. Some women have benefited significantly from it." d. "Women should use more natural approaches to improve their sexual arousal."
A nurse researcher is critically appraising a research report and asks the question "What sources of bias are possible with use of records or existing data sets?"
The data collection method(s) and procedure(s) that this question evaluates is what? a. Physiologic measurement b. Interviews c. Available data records d. Questionnaires
A nurse would determine that a client has a collaborative problem if the:
1. physician or authorized health care provider is the only one who can manage the problem. 2. problem will apply to the client's situation for more than one day. 3. nurse can independently prescribe and perform the interventions to treat the problem. 4. problem requires interventions from more than one type of health care team member.
An unconscious patient receiving emergency care following an automobile crash accident has a possible spinal cord injury. What guidelines for emergency care should be followed?
Select all that apply. 1. Immobilize the patient's neck using rolled towels or a cervical collar. 2. Place the patient in a supine position 3. Place the patient on a ventilator. 4. Elevate the head of the bed. 5. Secure the patient's head with a belt or tape secured to the stretcher.