Home-care instructions for the child following a cardiac catheterization should include:

• A.Notify the physician if a slight bruise develops around the insertion site.
• B.Use sponge bathing until stitches are removed.
• C.Give aspirin if the child complains of pain at the insertion site.
• D.Keep a clean, dry dressing on the insertion site for 2 days.

Comment: *

Name: *

Email: *

Verification: *

A 40-year-old client is admitted to the hospital for tests to diagnose cancer. Since his admission, he has become dependent and demanding to the nursing staff. The nurse identifies this behavior as which defense mechanism?

• A.Denial
• B.Displacement
• C.Regression
• D.Projection

Comment: *

Name: *

Email: *

Verification: *

A psychiatric client has been stabilized and is to be discharged. The nurse will recognize client insight and behavioral change by which of the following client statements?

• A."When I get home, I will need to take my medicines and call my therapist if I have any side effects or begin to hear voices."
• B."If I have any side effects from my medicines, I will take an extra dose of Cogentin."
• C."When I get home, I should be able to taper myself off the Haldol because the voices are gone now."
• D."As soon as I leave here, I'm throwing away my medicines. I never thought I needed them anyway."

Comment: *

Name: *

Email: *

Verification: *

A client reports to the nurse that the voices are practically nonstop and that he needs to leave the hospital immediately to find his girlfriend and kill her. The best verbal response to the client by the nurse at this time is:

• A."I understand that the voices are real to you, but I want you to know I don't hear them. They are a symptom of your illness."
• B."Just don't pay attention to the voices. They'll go away after some medication."
• C."You can't leave here. This unit is locked and the doctor has not ordered your discharge."
• D."We will have to put you in seclusion and restraints for a while. You could hurt someone with thoughts like that."

Comment: *

Name: *

Email: *

Verification: *

During discharge planning, parents of a child with rheumatic fever should be able to identify which of the following as toxic symptoms of sodium salicylate?

• A.Tinnitus and nausea
• B.Dermatitis and blurred vision
• C.Unconsciousness and acetone odor of the breath
• D.Chills and an elevation of temperature

Comment: *

Name: *

Email: *

Verification: *