J.G.'s husband asks you what he should do if she has a seizure at home. What should you
teach him?
What will be an ideal response?
Stay with her; ease her to the floor; loosen her clothing and remove eyeglasses. Protect her head
from injury; try to keep the airway open with head position (do not force anything into her mouth,
and do not put your fingers in her mouth). Do not restrain her, but protect her arms and legs from
injury. Try to place her on her side in case she vomits or has excessive oral secretions.
Call for emergency help if she does not begin breathing after the seizure (start cardiopulmonary
resuscitation [CPR]), if a generalized tonic-clonic seizure lasts longer than 4 minutes, if she has one
seizure right after another, or if she is injured during a seizure.
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He reports to the nurse that he read about the need for erythropoietin in an online forum for cancer patients and wants to explore the use of epoetin alfa with his oncologist. Which of the following facts should underlie the nurse's response to Mr. Lepp? A) Epoetin alfa is normally contraindicated in patients who are receiving radiotherapy or chemotherapy. B) Treatment with epoetin alfa will likely begin 4 to 6 days before Mr. Lepp's first round of chemotherapy and continue indefinitely. C) The potential benefits of epoetin alfa must be weighed carefully against the potential adverse effects in cancer patients. D) Mr. Lepp's oncologist should have begun treatment with epoetin alfa immediately after he was diagnosed.
Proponents of which type of complementary health practice believe that reprogramming the neural reflex improves the body's ability to facilitate natural healing?
A) Shiatsu B) Reflexology C) Yoga D) Chiropractic
The nurse is assessing the dying client. Which manifestations of a dying client should the nurse assess to determine whether the client is near death?
a. Level of consciousness b. Respiratory rate c. Bowel sounds d. Pain level on a 0 to 10 scale
The categories of outcome indicators include:
a. process and reliability. b. clinical and functional. c. process and evaluation. d. measurement and evaluation.