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jessicacav

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A nursing student is caring for a client who states that she plans on taking Black Cohosh for her menopausal symptoms and Gingko to help improve her memory and concentration.
 
  She has enrolled into Tai Chi to help improve balance and reduce stress. Which statement is the most important point for the nurse to cover during a teaching session with the client?
  A) Herbals may interfere with other medications you take, react with a medical condition you have or interfere with surgery, so always tell your physician what you are taking.
  B) The herbal treatments are considered supplements by the Federal Drug Administration and are perfectly safe as long as you follow the directions on the bottle.
  C) There is a Web site I may show you that has up-to-date information about herbals.
  D) When you purchase an herbal, you may want to shop around because there may be sales, so you may buy one bottle and get one free.

Question 2

Two nurses are having a discussion about the introduction of mandatory continuing education requirements in their state. Which argument in favor of this change is most accurate?
 
  A) Nurses forget most of what they learned in nursing school within 18 months of graduating.
  B) Continuing education requirements allow state boards of nursing to track nurses more closely.
  C) In the absence of mandatory continuing education, no nurse would build on his or her knowledge.
  D) Ensuring that nurses keep their knowledge current promotes client safety.



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Answer to Question 1

Ans: A
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The other points may be made when teaching, but the most important aspect to cover is that the herbals may interfere with other medications the client takes, such as gingko and aspirin or warfarin leading to an increased bleeding risk, for example. Herbals may interfere with surgery because some herbals increase the risk for bleeding, such as gingko. Some herbals may only be used short-term as noted on the bottle, or the herbal will interfere with the condition it is treating and make it worse.

Answer to Question 2

Ans: D
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Advocates of mandatory continuing education point out that such requirements promote currency of knowledge which has the potential to improve client outcomes and protect client safety. Nurses have not been shown to forget their learning quickly. All nurses have a responsibility to keep their knowledge current and the majority of nurses act on this responsibility. Education requirements do not exist to track nurses more closely.




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Reply 2 on: Jul 17, 2018
:D TYSM


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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Gracias!

 

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