This topic contains a solution. Click here to go to the answer
« previous next »

Author Question: When you bring a sedative for sleep in to the patient, he asks you to leave the drug on his table ... (Read 171 times)

lidoalex

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 538
on: Jul 23, 2018
When you bring a sedative for sleep in to the patient, he asks you to leave the drug on his table and he will take it when his television show is over. What should you do?
 
  a. Insist that he take the drug right now.
  b. Leave it at his bedside as he requests.
  c. Tell him you will bring it back later, after the show.
  d. Document that he refused to take his prescribed drug.

Question 2

A 60-year-old patient is on several new medications and expresses worry that she will forget to take her pills. Which action by the nurse would be most helpful in this situation?
 
  a. Teaching effective coping strategies
  b. Asking the patient's prescriber to reduce the number of drugs prescribed
  c. Assuring the patient that she will not for-get once she is accustomed to the routine
  d. Assisting the patient with obtaining and learning to use a calendar or pill container


Related Topics

Need homework help now?

Ask unlimited questions for free

Ask a Question
Marked as best answer by a Subject Expert

yotaSR5

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 331
Reply #1 on: Jul 23, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANS: C

Answer to Question 2

ANS: D


lidoalex

  • Hero Member
  • *****
  • Posts: 538
Reply #2 on: Jul 23, 2018
TY


yotaSR5

  • Sr. Member
  • ****
  • Posts: 331
Reply #3 on: Jul 23, 2018
You're welcome


« previous next »
 

Did you know?

In 1886, William Bates reported on the discovery of a substance produced by the adrenal gland that turned out to be epinephrine (adrenaline). In 1904, this drug was first artificially synthesized by Friedrich Stolz.

Did you know?

Patients who have been on total parenteral nutrition for more than a few days may need to have foods gradually reintroduced to give the digestive tract time to start working again.

Did you know?

Illness; diuretics; laxative abuse; hot weather; exercise; sweating; caffeine; alcoholic beverages; starvation diets; inadequate carbohydrate consumption; and diets high in protein, salt, or fiber can cause people to become dehydrated.

Did you know?

In the ancient and medieval periods, dysentery killed about ? of all babies before they reach 12 months of age. The disease was transferred through contaminated drinking water, because there was no way to adequately dispose of sewage, which contaminated the water.

Did you know?

The newest statin drug, rosuvastatin, has been called a superstatin because it appears to reduce LDL cholesterol to a greater degree than the other approved statin drugs.

All messages must be documented and placed in the patient's chart. All messages must be documented and placed in the patient's chart.
Electronegativity Chart (Periodic Table) Electronegativity Chart (Periodic Table)
Algorithm for assessing a patient at risk for self-directed violence. Algorithm for assessing a patient at risk for self-directed violence.
Organization of the Food and Drug Administration showing the seven centers that regulate human and ... Organization of the Food and Drug Administration showing the seven centers that regulate human and ...
Apply knee to chest stretch for posterior hip and leg muscles. Facing the table directly, place one ... Apply knee to chest stretch for posterior hip and leg muscles. Facing the table directly, place one ...
The periodic cylinder of the elements. When the periodic table is folded in such a way that the ... The periodic cylinder of the elements. When the periodic table is folded in such a way that the ...
Video: Kinetic parameters & Kinetic experiment

For a complete list of videos, visit our video library