1. A nurse is assessing a client who recently used cocaine. Which of the following findings should the nurse expect? Hypertension 2. A nurse is caring for a group of clients. Which of the following findings should the nurse report? A client who is taking lamotrigine and has developed a rash 3. A nurse on a mental health unit is admitting a client who is anxious and tells the nurse, "I hear voices telling me what to do." Which of the following actions should the nurse take? Ask the clien...

1. A nurse is caring for a client who is undergoing electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) and will receive succinylcholine. The client asks the nurse about this medication. Which of the following responses should the nurse make? "Succinylcholine is given to reduce muscle movements during therapy." - Succinylcholine is a muscle-paralyzing agent that will decrease muscle movement during the procedure so the client is less likely to be injured. 2. A nurse is discussing the home care of a client w...

Test Bank for Canadian Fundamentals of Nursing 6th Edition by Potter > all chapters 1-48 (questions & answers) A+ guide. Authors: Patricia A. Potter, Anne Griffin Perry, Patricia Stockert, Amy Hall, Barbara J. Astle, Wendy Duggle This is a Test Bank for Canadian Fundamentals of Nursing, 6th Edition. This is not the textbook. A Test Bank is a collection of exam questions with solutions based on the textbook. However it is not from the textbook. Test Banks or exam guides are useful in test prep...

NUR 2488 Mental Health exam 1 Chapter 01: Practicing the Science and the Art of Psychiatric Nursing MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Which outcome, focused on recovery, would be expected in the plan of car e for a patient living in the community and diagnosed with serious and persistent mental illness? Within 3 months, the patient will: a. deny suicidal ideation. b. report a sense of well-being. c. take medications as prescribed. d. attend clinic appointments on time. ANS: B 2. In the shift-change report, an ...

NUR 2488 Mental Health exam 1 Chapter 01: Practicing the Science and the Art of Psychiatric Nursing MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Which outcome, focused on recovery, would be expected in the plan of car e for a patient living in the community and diagnosed with serious and persistent mental illness? Within 3 months, the patient will: a. deny suicidal ideation. b. report a sense of well-being. c. take medications as prescribed. d. attend clinic appointments on time. ANS: B 2. In the shift-change report, an ...

Essentials Exam 2 Review Questions Chapter 24 1. When working with an older adult who is hearing-impaired, the use of which techniques would improve communication? (Select all that apply.) 2. Nurses must communicate effectively with the health care team for which of the following reasons? (Select all that apply.) 3. A new nurse complains to her preceptor that she has no time for therapeutic communication with her patients. Which of the following is the best strategy to help the nurse find mo...

NUR 2488 Mental Health exam 1 Chapter 01: Practicing the Science and the Art of Psychiatric Nursing MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Which outcome, focused on recovery, would be expected in the plan of car e for a patient living in the community and diagnosed with serious and persistent mental illness? Within 3 months, the patient will: a. deny suicidal ideation. b. report a sense of well-being. c. take medications as prescribed. d. attend clinic appointments on time. ANS: B 2. In the shift-change report, an ...

• Family types o Nuclear (male partner, female partner, their children) o Extended (family unit plus other family member in the same household) o Married-blended (post death/divorce o Commune (group of men, women, and children living together) o Cohabitation (unmarried man and woman living together) o No-parent (children living independent, in foster care, or with close relative) • Family Systems Theory o Changes that occur in one member affect the entire family o Sum of the parts...

Nursing 2058 Health Assessment Exam 1 Study Guide-Rasmussen College Nursing 2058 Dimensions Exam 1: Study Guide Chapter 1 1. Identify the most important element in nursing’s attempt to gain full autonomy of practice. A) Economic exploitation of nurses B) Maintaining the education system for nurses as it is now C) Gaining and maintaining control of nursing practice by nurses D) Restricting the latitude of decisions made by nurses 2. In its attempt to gain freedom and independence, what c...

NU278 MCH Quizzes 1-6. Quiz1 Question 1 The clinic nurse knows that providing an influenza vaccination clinic for patients aged 65 years and older is best described as an example of: Question 2 One goal of the Healthy People 2020 initiative is to increase the number of people who have some form of health insurance. What percentage of the population is the target? Question 3 A nursing student wishes to investigate national health goals. Where should the student research this information? Ques...