The concerned parents of a child with Stevens-Johnson syndrome ask if this condition will recur. The nurse Answer:
a. "No. Once your child has had this disorder, it will not return.".
b. "Yes. If your child takes the same medication the disorder will recur.".
c. "No one can say for sure. Your child may suffer a relapse.".
d. "Yes. Exposure to extreme climate temperatures can bring on a relapse.".
B
Stevens-Johnson syndrome can recur if the child is exposed to the same medication that caused the first episode. The child's medical record should be marked with the information about the specific allergy to the medication.
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An alcohol dependent patient says, "Drinking helps me cope with being a single parent.". Which response by the nurse would help the patient conceptualize the drinking more objectively?
a. "Sooner or later, alcohol will kill you. Then what will happen to your children?" b. "I hear a lot of defensiveness in your voice. Do you really believe this?" c. "If you were coping so well, why were you hospitalized again?" d. "Tell me what happened the last time you drank.".
Explanation: A) Morbidity is defined as a departure from physiologic or psychologic well-being and encompasses disease, injury, and disability. B) Mortality is defined as the number of deaths in a given population. C) Disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) are defined as the years of potential life lost due to premature mortality and the years of productive life lost due to disability for people
living with the health condition or its sequelae. D) Prevalence is the number of individuals of a defined population who already have a disease or condition. A) People should know their family health history. B) All people should have genetic testing done. C) Genetic testing determines what diseases a person will develop. D) All diseases have a genetic basis.
The Needlestick Safety and Prevention Act of 2000 was implemented to prevent health care workers from experiencing needlestick injuries. Which of the following is required to be docu-mented regarding a needlestick injury?
a. Notify the patient's physician. b. Advise the hospital risk management de-partment. c. Document the department or work area in which the exposure occurred. d. Send the injured staff person to the emer-gency room for documentation of the in-cident.
Melissa is a nurse who graduated earlier this year with a baccalaureate degree in nursing and immediately began working on a busy surgical unit with a high turnover of both the patients and the staff
As a result, Melissa has found the adjustment to full-time employment particularly stressful. Which of the following actions should Melissa take in order to manage the stress in her life? A) Schedule a vacation for later in the year and focus on this upcoming trip when she is experiencing high levels of stress. B) Reduce her workload to part-time and supplement this with casual employment on a lowerstress unit. C) Be vigilant in personal habits that result in adequate rest, a healthy diet, and adequate physical exercise. D) Reduce or eliminate the specific interactions in the clinical setting that cause her the most stress.