When shaving a patient, the nurse must remember to use an electric razor when:
a. a bleeding tendency is present.
b. there is a risk for suicide.
c. the facial hair is fine.
d. speed is essential.
A
A patient with a bleeding disorder should use an electric razor.
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1. Adjustment disorder 2. Generalized anxiety disorder 3. Panic disorder 4. Post-traumatic stress disorder
When the nurse enters a patient's room to administer a medication, he calls out from the bathroom telling her to leave his medication on the bedside table
He reassures her that he will take the medication as soon as he is finished. How should the nurse proceed? 1) Inform the patient that she will return when he is finished in the bathroom. 2) Wait outside the bathroom door until the patient is ready for the dose. 3) Withhold the dose until the next administration time later in the day. 4) Document that the dose was omitted in the medication administration record.
A male patient who has been prescribed isoniazid (INH, Nydrazid) reports that his breasts have enlarged since starting therapy. What is your best response?
a. "This is common with isoniazid and will disappear after you stop drug therapy." b. "Is the enlargement the same on both sides or is one breast larger than the other?" c. "If you are not having difficulty getting an erection, do not worry about this change." d. "I will report this problem to your prescriber and see if it is possible for you to stop taking this drug."
When discussing diet planning with a type 2 diabetic who uses insulin, the nurse should encourage him to:
1. Subtract several servings of carbohydrates from his daily meals and use them for snacks. 2. Add several servings of carbohydrates as snacks throughout the day without adjustments to meals. 3. Adjust his carbohydrates for snacks, but only eat them if he feels hungry between meals. 4. Eat a larger snack if he gets hungry in the middle of the day and skip his next meal.