Awareness during surgery occurs when the patient is paralysed with muscle relaxants but has been given insufficient doses of anaesthetic agents to maintain the unconscious state
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
ANS: T
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A nurse is caring for a patient undergoing rehabilitation following a snowboarding accident. Within the interdisciplinary team, the nurse has been given the responsibility for coordinating the patient's total rehabilitative plan of care
What nursing role is this nurse performing? A) Patient educator B) Caregiver C) Case manager D) Patient advocate
The new client on the unit is unable to solve problems or to perform activities of daily living (ADLs). The client says he is going to end it all "soon.". The nurse's priority in planning care for this client is:
A) Self-care deficits. B) Safety. C) Nutrition. D) Problem solving.
The nurse clarifies that the purpose of the pediatric unit playroom is to provide:
a. A safe place for children to go when the nurses take a break b. An incentive for patients to choose this hospital c. An activity area to alleviate the stress of hospitalization d. An environment to determine if the child is well enough for discharge
For which of the following conditions is Levodopa/carbidopa (Sinemet) the drug of choice?
A. Parkinson's disease B. epilepsy C. multiple sclerosis D. Alzheimer's disease