The nurse is preparing to administer PRN medication to an anxious client of Japanese descent. The prescription reads, Alprazolam (Xanax) 0.25-1.0 mg PO PRN. The best dose for the nurse to give initially is:
A) 0.25 mg
B) 0.5 mg
C) 0.75 mg
D) 1.0 mg
Question 2
Your friend is considering going into forensic nursing. Your friend asks you to explain the connection between mental illness and being convicted of a crime. Of the following, which would be the most accurate answer to give your friend?
A) Mentally ill men are less likely than non-mentally ill men to be convicted of a crime.
B) Mentally ill women are less likely than non-mentally ill women to be convicted of a crime.
C) Women with a psychiatric admission are more likely to be convicted of a crime than both mentally ill men and women from the general population.
D) People in prisons have six times the prevalence of mental illness than does the general population.
NUrse :0
A nurse administers an intermittent bolus feeding.
Hubba Hubba Nurse Smiley
MEDICATION ADMINISTRATION ERRORS
Mazie Hirono, the first Japanese American woman to be elected a U.S. senator.
The nurse conveys attentive listening through a posture of involvement