American families are having difficulty adequately performing their vital health care function. What are the basic reasons for this difficulty?
A complication of total parenteral nutrition (TPN) is the development of cholestasis. What is this condition?
Hormonal agents are used to treat some cancers. An example is:
The nurse is caring for a dying client who has persistently requested that the nurse “help her to die and be in peace.” According to the Code of Ethics for Nurses, the nurse should:
Which of the following clients require airborne precautions?
A 50 milliliter (ml) bolus of normal saline fluid is ordered by the physician. The physician wants it to infuse in 30 minutes. The nurse should set the pump rate at:
The primary organ for drug elimination is the:
What is the reason for a contract between nurse and client?
Referral for client education in the community can be accomplished through all of the following except:
The gag reflex test assesses which cranial nerves?
How many temporary teeth should the nurse expect to find in a 5-year-old client’s mouth?
The three major sequential maturational crises for females include:
A client is having psychological counseling for problems communicating with his mother. Which model of stress is the most useful in reference to this stressor?
The nurse and a colleague are on the elevator after their shift, and they hear a group of health caregivers discussing a recent client scenario. Which client right might be breached?
A client is assessed by the nurse as experiencing a crisis. The nurse plans to:
