The nurse is beginning an assessment interview with Joan, an 8-year-old girl who has been brought in for counseling by her parents. One of the nurse's initial questions needs to be:
A) "How are you feeling?"
B) "How old are you?"
C) "Why do you think your parents brought you here?
D) "Why do you think I'm talking to you alone without your parents being here?
A
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a. It helps the preterm infant achieve deep-sleep states. b. It provides a distraction from the activity in the neonatal unit. c. It assists in the transition from gavage feed-ings. d. It cannot be used with very premature infants.
Which maternal condition is considered a contraindication for the application of internal monitoring devices?
a. Unruptured membranes b. Cervix is dilated to 4 cm c. External monitors are currently being used d. Fetus has a known heart defect
The Joint Commission (TJC) sets standards of care, in which an institution is required to have:
1. Limits of professional liability 2. Educational standards for nurses 3. A delineated scope of practice for health professionals 4. Written nursing policies and procedures for client care
A hospitalized patient who is given one dose of flurazepam continues to show drowsiness the next day. A nursing student asks the nurse the reason for this, because the drug's half-life is only 2 to 3 hours
Which response by the nurse is correct? a. "Benzodiazepines commonly cause residual effects lasting into the day after the dose is given." b. "The patient is having a paradoxical reaction to this medication." c. "This patient must have developed a previous tolerance to benzodiazepines." d. "When this drug is metabolized, the resulting compound has longer lasting effects."