When caring for client's who have experience paralysis due to acute spinal cord injury, the nurse remembers guidelines that may help those who are grieving: Standard Text: Select all that apply

1. Talking will help the mourner heal
2. Grief may bring mixed emotions
3. Grieving takes a great deal of energy
4. Grief is a process
5. Powerful surges of grief are dysfunctional


1,2,3,4
Rationale: Talking with supportive others will help with the resolution of the grieving process.

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A primary health care provider has diagnosed the patient with having a parasomnia. The patient asks the nurse to explain what that means. What is the best explanation?

a. A person is unable to breathe and sleep at the same time. b. It is a sleep disorder that produces abnormal sleep movements. c. It is a rare dysfunction of the mechanism that regulates sleep and wake states. d. It is a sudden muscle weakness occuring during intense emotions.

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Nurses in the CCU are unhappy and frustrated with their nurse manager. They complain that "nothing is ever good enough for him." These statements suggest that the nurse manager's goals may be:

a. Measurable. b. Unrealistic. c. Attainable. d. Too low.

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What are the roles of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) in the workplace? (Select all that apply.)

a. They provide protection for people who report workplace safety problems. b. They inspect all equipment to ensure it is safe before the staff uses it. c. The regulate workplace safety. d. They provide health screenings for all new employees. e. They administer the employee health program.

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A client is ordered to receive sulfisoxazole (Gantrisin) for chronic otitis media. The medication is ordered 5 mg/kg/dose. The client weighs 132 pounds. The medication is available as 125 mg/5 mL

The nurse should administer how many milliliters for each dose? What will be an ideal response?

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