A patient the nurse has recently given medications to complaints of nausea and vomits up the pills, stating that they make her sick. This is an example of:
a. toxicity
b. dependence
c. addiction
d. adverse drug reaction
Question 2
A caregiver asks the nurse for suggestions to assist a cognitively impaired client to feed himself. The nurse should include which of the following instructions?
A) Place the food types in the same arrangement on the plate and relate the location to the face of a clock to assist the client in locating the food on the plate.
B) Offer the client a variety of favorite foods.
C) Provide diversional stimuli, such as a television show, so the client can eat without thinking about it.
D) Serve each food separately with the proper utensil and cue the client to use the utensil to eat that particular food.
The nurse is using Standard Precautions to draw blood.
THE DIMENSIONS OF PATIENT-CENTERED CARE
Nurse's hand over patients abdomen
Nurse palpating the patient's brachial artery
A pacemaker in a patient’s chest.
Gingival enlargement in a patient taking phenytoin.