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a nurse is assisting w/ the orientation of a newly licensed nurse. the nurse should explain that it is important to have a second nurse review the dosage of high-alert medications, such as heparin & insulin, for what reason? - dosage errors have the potential for significant harm to the client a nurse is caring for a client who is to receive omeprazole (Prilosec) 40 mg PO daily. the client tells the nurse that the pill is too hard to swallow. what action should the nurse take? - request a l...

Please note, this not the actual text book, but a test bank Chapter 01: Caring for Medical-Surgical Patients deWit: Medical-Surgical Nursing: Concepts & Practice, 3rd Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Which statement accurately describes the primary purpose of the state nurse practice act (NPA)? a. To test and license LPN/LVNs. b. To define the scope of LPN/LVN practice. c. To improve the quality of care provided by the LPN/LVN. d. To limit the LPN/LVN employment placement. ANS: B While i...

Chapter 01: Foundations of Maternity, Women’s Health, and Child Health Nursing MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Which factor significantly contributed to the shift from home births to hospital births in the early 20th century? a. Puerperal sepsis was identified as a risk factor in labor and delivery. b. Forceps were developed to facilitate difficult births. c. The importance of early parental-infant contact was identified. d. Technologic developments became available to physicians. ANS: D Technolog...

Chapter 01: Overview of Critical Care Nursing MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Which of the following professional organizations best supports critical care nursing practice? a. American Association of Critical-Care Nurses b. American Heart Association c. American Nurses Association d. Society of Critical Care Medicine ANS: A The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses is the specialty organization that supports and represents critical care nurses. The American Heart Association supports cardiovasc...

NR566 Primary Hypogonadism - results of testicular failure and is characterized by low testosterone and elevated gonadotropins Secondary Hypogonadism - result of hypothalamic-pituitary failure and is characterized by low testosterone and low normal gonadotropins Congenital hypogonadism - - result of insufficient amounts of testosterone produce by the gonads during puberty. -Delayed, arrested, or absent testicular growth and delayed development of secondary sexual characteristics are hallmark s...

NR509 Mental Status Examination - Appearance and behavior Speech and language - (depression = slow, mania = fast) Mood Thoughts and perceptions Cognitive functions (including memory, orientation, attention, Information and vocabulary, calculations, abstract thinking, and constructional ability) Screening for Depression, early signs - Low self-esteem Loss of pleasure in daily activities (anhedonia) Sleep disorders Difficulty concentrating or making decisions Pts Vulnerable to depression - Young...

Chapter 01: Wellness Nutrition Grodner and Escott-Stump: Nutritional Foundations and Clinical Application: A Nursing Approach, 6th Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Examples of informal education include a. attending a workshop on coronary artery disease sponsored by the American Heart Association. b. watching a television show about diabetes. c. learning about food safety techniques in a high school economics course. d. joining a support group to help overcome an eating disorder. ANS: B Wa...

Adams and Urban, Pharmacology: Connections to Nursing Practice, 3e Test Bank Chapter 1 Question 1 Type: MCMA The nurse is teaching a pharmacology class to a group of student nurses. Which key events does the nurse include in the history of pharmacology? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Standard Text: Select all that apply. 1. Early researchers used themselves and animals as test subjects. 2. Pharmacologists began to synthesiz...

Test Bank - Focus on Nursing Pharmacology (8th Edition by Karch) 4 Chapter 01 - Introduction to Drugs 1. A nurse working in radiology administers iodine to a patient who is having a computed tomography(CT) scan. The nurse working on the oncology unit administers chemotherapy to patients who have cancer. At the Public Health Department, a nurse administers a measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) vaccine to a 14-month-old child as a routine immunization. Which branch of pharmacology best describes the act...

Chapter 1: The Growth of Nursing Questions 1. Nurses are often the primary, and frequently the only, defendants named when errors are made that result in injury to the client. This is due to which concept associated with the nursing profession? 1. Autonomy 2. Accountability 3. Precision 4. Specificity : 2. If a nurse uses information from research as the basis for making decisions about providing care, this nurse is engaging in which type of practice? 1. Client-based practice 2. Physicia...