The nurse and other health care providers are legally obligated to provide what kind of information to the patient for the purpose of informed consent?
1. A lot of technical and scientific information
2. Legal information for the patient and family
3. Reasonable specifics
4. Information in the patient's own language and jargon
3
The law requires that the amount and type of information provided to the patient be "reasona-ble."
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A 16-year-old girl who attempted suicide is placed on a protocol of tricyclic antidepressants. The nurse cautions the parents that during the first few weeks of therapy, their daughter may:
a. sleep 12 to 14 hours a day. b. become anorexic. c. attempt suicide again. d. experience crying episodes.
The patient is to start on sumatriptan (Imitrex) for migraine headaches. What will the best plan of the nurse include as it relates to this medication?
1. Plan to teach the patient not to drive until the effects of the medication are known. 2. Plan to teach the patient to avoid pseudoephedrine (Sudafed) with this medication. 3. Plan to teach the patient the importance of taking the medication with protein. 4. Plan to instruct the patient to take the medication with food to avoid ulcers. 5. Plan to teach the patient to increase fluid intake with this medication.
A client with an infection in the ears visits a healthcare facility. The client wants to know the cause of the infection
Based on this data collection from the client, which reason should the nurse identify as the most likely cause of the ear infection to the client? A) Insertion of a pointed object in the ear B) Infection in the sebaceous gland C) Secretion from the eccrine glands D) Accumulation of cerumen
Mourning before someone dies is called ____________________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).