The safe-dosage range for acetaminophen (Tylenol) is 650–3,250 mg per day. The client is taking 650 mg as needed for pain every four hours. What is the maximum number of dosages per day the client can take safely?
1. 3 doses
2. 5 doses
3. 6 doses
4. 2 doses
2
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Which statement is the most suitable for establishing goals when teaching an older adult with a chronic illness about potential changes in the health maintenance regimen?
a. Management of the client's chronic disease rests on the client and the caregiver, so goals should be set collaboratively. b. The client will be able to make needed changes in his life if you provide accurate, written instructions. c. Psychological functioning is usually impaired only to a small extent in a client with a chronic illness. d. The client's values, culture, and beliefs will have little to do with the types of changes he will be able to make.
A new mother had spinal anesthesia during a cesarean delivery. She now has a desire to void and can wiggle her toes. What should be the nurse's response when the mother asks to go the bathroom?
a. Assess her blood pressure b. Obtain a wheelchair c. Palpate her bladder d. Put slippers on her feet
How should this medication be stored?
What will be an ideal response?
A vaginal examination of a client in labor would specifically determine which of the following? Select all that apply
1. Effacement 2. Dilation 3. Station 4. Bloody show 5. Contraction effort