The nurse counsels the patient in the late stage of dependence that recovery may not be possible without:
a. gaining insight into the addiction.
b. receiving treatment for substance abuse.
c. pledging to lead a completely different lifestyle.
d. seeking a nondrug-oriented support system.
Question 2
Important considerations are to be followed when administering medications to prevent errors. Shortcuts should not be taken, and principles should be adhered to. One of these principles is:
a. placing an unlabeled syringe on the medication cart.
b. following the six rights of medication administration.
c. leaving a medication with the patient only when family is there.
d. always charting medications before the end of shift.
Critical thinking involves analysis in which the nurse examines patient data available from a variet
The surgical nurse assists the client into the correct position
ROM exercises on a patient’s wrist: radial deviation.
Algorithm for assessing a patient at risk for suicide.
Pneumonia patient’s chest x-ray. Note the irregular areas of density.
Second Stage of Aerobic Respiration