A newly graduated nurse is assigned to his first dying patient. The nurse is best prepared to care for this patient if he:
A) has developed a personal understanding of his own feelings about death
B) completed a course dealing with death and dying
C) is able to control his own emotions about death
D) experiences the death of a loved one
A) has developed a personal understanding of his own feelings about death
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a. Risk for altered peripheral tissue perfusion b. Risk for altered urine elimination c. Knowledge deficit d. Risk for infection
Which of the following techniques may be used to enhance coping?
a. Encouraging the patient to let the staff have total control of the patient's care b. Encouraging denial of the illness c. Letting the patient know everything will be all right d. Fostering trust in the health care team
Find the total volume to administer: ________.Ordered: D5W @ 20 gtt/min over 6 h via 60 gtt/mL tubing
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
The perinatal nurse knows that tocolytic agents are most often used to (select all that apply):
a. Prevent maternal infection b. Prolong pregnancy to 40 weeks' gestation c. Prolong pregnancy to facilitate administration of antenatal corticosteroids d. Allow for transport of the woman to a tertiary care facility