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Suicide precautions are initiated for a child admitted to the mental health unit
following an intentional narcotic overdose. After a visitor leaves, the nurse finds a
package of cigarettes in the client's room. Which intervention is most important for
the nurse to implement? - Remove cigarettes for the client's room
A family member of a frail elderly adult asks the nurse about eligibility
requirements for hospice care. What information should the nurse provide? (Select
all that apply.)
A.)A client must be willing to accept palliative care, not curative care.
B.)The healthcare provider must project that the client has 6 months or less to live.
C.)The client must be diagnosed with clinical depression
D.)The client must be of sound mind - A,B
A client with atrial fibrillation receives a new prescription for dabigatran. What
instruction should the nurse include in this client's teaching plan? - Avoid use of
nonsteroidal ant-inflammatory drugs (NSAID).
An infant who is admitted for surgical repair of a ventricular septal defect (VSD) is
irritable and diaphoretic with jugular vein distention. Which prescription should
the nurse administer first? - Digoxin
The nursing staff on a medical unit includes a registered nurse (RN), practical
nurse (PN), and an unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP). Which task should the
charge nurse assign to the RN? - Supervise a newly hired graduate nurse during an
admission assessment.
While teaching a young male adult to use an inhaler for his newly diagnosed
asthma, the client stares into the distance and appears to be concentrating onÂ
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