A patient who takes lithium phones the nurse at the clinic to say, I've had diarrhea for 4 days. I feel weak and unsteady when I walk. My usual hand tremor has gotten worse. What should I do? Which instruction by the nurse is appropriate?
a. Have someone bring you to the clinic immediately..
b. Restrict food and fluids for 24 hours and stay in bed..
c. Drink a large glass of water with 1 teaspoon of salt added..
d. Take antidiarrheal medication hourly until the diarrhea subsides..
Question 2
A Hispanic patient whose only child died over a year ago says, I cannot do my usual home duties or go out in my community because of my headaches and backaches. The patient is diagnosed with major depression.
The staff nurse says in the team meeting, I can't help her. All she talks about is pain in her body. Which feedback from the team will be most helpful to this nurse? a. You should take the lead and focus on reasons for her resistance to therapy.
b. In her culture, physical symptoms are expressions of distress and emotional pain.
c. Ask the patient why she has chosen to grieve her child's death in this particular way.
d. It will take the antidepressant medication about 3 weeks to reach therapeutic levels. Be patient.
Sharing patient information with colleagues is an important nursing role
When working with the patient with impaired hearing, the interpreter needs to direct questions to th
Patient's forearm supported in bed
Bronfenbrenner’s model of the ecological-systems approach to studying development. He suggested that
Patient health history form.
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