Nurs 325 Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

• The nurse suspects that a client who comes to the maternity clinic for a pregnancy test is in an abusive relationship. The nurse includes the abuse assessment screen as part of the assessment. Although the woman was very emotional and hesitant in responding to the questions, verbally she denied abuse as being a problem. While waiting for the results of the pregnancy test, the nurse decides to teach the client about partner abuse anyway. The rationale for the nurse's decision is that all wom...

What are the 10 fundamental components of the recovery process? Correct Answer-Self-directed Individual and person-centres Empowering Holistic Non-linear Strengths-based Peer-supported Respect Responsibility Hope What was mental healthcare reform prompted by? Correct Answer-Developments in psychopharmacology Concerns about the civil rights of people with mental illness Need for cost-containment Research revealing the negative impacts of institutionalization How do we measure me...

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NURS 325: Gerontological Nursing Mini-Assessment #2 Questions with Complete Solutions

A nurse instructs a patient to close the eyes after the administration of eye drops. Which rationale for this instruction should the nurse explain to the patient? 1. Limits corneal irritation 2. Squeeze excess medication from the eyes 3. Disperses the medication over the eyeballs 4. Prevents medication from from entering the lacrimal duct Correct Answer-Disperses the medication over the eyeballs How often should "docusate sodium 100 MG PO bid" be given? 1. Three times a day 2. Two...

A patient who is scheduled for surgery in a week tells the nurse doing the preoperative assessment about an allergy to bananas, kiwifruit, and latex products. Which action is most important for the nurse to take? a. Notify the dietician of the food allergies. b. Alert the surgery center of the latex allergy. c. Reassure the patient that the allergies are noted on the medical record d. Ask the patient if antihistamines are used to reduce allergic reactions. Correct Answer-B When the periop...

Which statement best describes the DSM-5? a. It is a medical psychiatric assessment system. b. It is a compendium of treatment modalities. c. It offers a complete list of nursing diagnoses. d. It suggests common interventions for mental disorder Correct Answer-a. It is a medical psychiatric assessment system. Asylum-based training programs began in the late 1800s in Canada. What was the rationale for initiating psychiatric nursing training? a. There were greater needs for custodial c...

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1. Which early response indicates to the nurse that the client is experiencing hypoxia? select all that apply increased heart rate difficulty breathing restlesness bradypnea irritability Correct Answer-increased heart rate restlessness irritability 2. a nurse determines that a client's IV infusion has infiltrated. Which should the nurse do next? clamp the tubing and initiate an incident report remove the infusion and start it in another site slow the infusion to a rate just to ke...

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