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EAugust

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A 21-year-old male patient refuses to touch the silverware on his tray unless he holds it in a napkin. He believes all of the silverware is contaminated. When working with this patient, the nurse should:
 
  A) Provide napkins for the patient
  B) Refuse to provide napkins, because this is just a part of the illness and totally unnecessary
  C) Use systematic desensitization
  D) Provide the patient with a tour of the area where the dishes are sanitized

Question 2

Sally Sad will begin electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) in 1 week. Which of the following physician orders would a nurse expect to see?
 
  A) Take NPO after ECT treatments.
  B) Discontinue all psychotropic medications 3 days prior to ECT treatment.
  C) Do not medicate the patient prior to ECT treatment.
  D) Administer 100 mg of succinylcholine 30 minutes before ECT.


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olderstudent

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Reply #1 on: Jul 19, 2018
Answer to Question 1

A

Answer to Question 2

B


EAugust

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Reply 2 on: Jul 19, 2018
Excellent

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YES! Correct, THANKS for helping me on my review

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