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dbose · **on:** Jul 11, 2018

In 1882, the first psychiatric training school for nurses opened. The first psychiatric nurse was:

a. Dorothea Dix.
b. Linda Richards.
c. Clara Barton.
d. Lillian Wald.

Question 2

If the patient taking a diuretic has an erratic pulse and muscle weakness, the nurse should suspect a decrease in:

a. sodium.
b. potassium.
c. chloride.
d. iron.

rekilledagain · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 11, 2018

Answer to Question 1

B
Linda Richards, who practiced in the 1880s, is credited as being the first psychiatric nurse.

Answer to Question 2

B
Diuretics can deplete potassium through urine excretion and lead to muscle weakness and cardiac arrhythmias.