A nurse is preparing a presentation about mental health problems associated with specific cultural groups. When describing mental health problems associated with Asian Americans, Polynesians, and Pacific Islanders, the nurse would address high rates of which of the following?
A) Schizophrenia
B) Manic disorders
C) Dementia
D) Suicide
D
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A nurse writes in the nursing notes that a physician is "unreasonable and refuses to prescribe morphine for a patient in pain." This is an example of:
1. informed consent. 2. libel. 3. slander. 4. negligence.
In accordance with a directive from the Joint Commission, the nurse who oversees the care at a small long-term care facility has been directed to create a disaster plan. This plan should address which of the following considerations?
A) A policy for rapid reappraisal of residents' code status during a disaster B) A protocol for defining staff roles and responsibilities in a disaster C) A strategy for acquiring antidotes to biological weapons D) A plan for including residents' family members in care during a disaster
An older patient is admitted to the hospital with an acute onset of mental changes and recent falls. The nurse knows that the most common cause of mental changes is
a. hypoxia. b. infection. c. cerebrovascular accident. d. electrolyte imbalance.
The client diabetic client asks the nurse why it is necessary to maintain blood glucose levels no lower than about 74 mg/dL. What is the nurse's best response?
A. "Glucose is the only fuel form used by body cells to produce energy needed for physiologic activity." B. "The central nervous system, which cannot store glucose, requires a continuous supply of glucose for fuel." C. "Without a minimum level of glucose circulating in the blood, erythrocytes cannot produce ATP." D. "The presence of glucose in the blood counteracts the formation of lactic acid and prevents acidosis."