NURS 3381 Exam 2 Save
Terms in this set (242)
,An acutely violent Administer diphenhydramine (Benadryl) 50 mg
patient with IM from the PRN medication administration
schizophrenia receives record.
several doses of
haloperidol (Haldol).
Two hours later the
nurse notices the
patient's head rotated
to one side in a stiffly
fixed position; the
lower jaw is thrust
forward, and the
patient is drooling.
Which intervention by
the nurse is indicated?
,An adolescent comes Adventitious
to the crisis clinic and
reports sexual abuse
by an uncle. The
patient told the
parents about the
uncle's behavior, but
the parents did not
believe the
adolescent. What type
of crisis exists?
, An adolescent tells the "Do you have access to medications?"
school nurse, "My
friend threatened to
take an overdose of
pills." The nurse talks to
the friend who
verbalized the suicide
threat. The most critical
question for the nurse
to ask would be:
Terms in this set (242)
,An acutely violent Administer diphenhydramine (Benadryl) 50 mg
patient with IM from the PRN medication administration
schizophrenia receives record.
several doses of
haloperidol (Haldol).
Two hours later the
nurse notices the
patient's head rotated
to one side in a stiffly
fixed position; the
lower jaw is thrust
forward, and the
patient is drooling.
Which intervention by
the nurse is indicated?
,An adolescent comes Adventitious
to the crisis clinic and
reports sexual abuse
by an uncle. The
patient told the
parents about the
uncle's behavior, but
the parents did not
believe the
adolescent. What type
of crisis exists?
, An adolescent tells the "Do you have access to medications?"
school nurse, "My
friend threatened to
take an overdose of
pills." The nurse talks to
the friend who
verbalized the suicide
threat. The most critical
question for the nurse
to ask would be:
