A patient was admitted into the icu 6 days ago as a result of injuries sustained in a MVA. The family is concerned becau...
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Psychotic behaviour is a psychiatric condition characterised by inability to think clearly, impaired judgement, ineffective communication and disconnection from reality.
Psychotic behaviour is caused due to damage to the higher centres and functions of brain resulting from brain injury, stroke or other cerebrovascular diseases.
Rn can confirm a response based on psychotic behaviour resulting from traumatic brain injury.
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A patient was admitted into the icu 6 days ago as a result of injuries sustained in a MVA. The family is concerned becau...
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The patient is a 29 year old woman admitted 20 hours ago for an acute exacerbation of Crohn’s disease with intense abdominal pain. She is NPO and receiving normal saline intravenously at 175 mL per minute. She was last given hydromorphone (Dilaudid) 4 mg IV 30 minutes ago. Because she did have an episode of hypotension earlier after Dilaudid, you now take her vital signs. On inflating the blood pressure cuff, she develops palmar flexion. The flexion remains after the...
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just D and e 1. To determine the likelihood that a patient with a bacterial infection...
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1. To determine the likelihood that a patient with a bacterial infection who is in the intensive care unit (ICU) of a hospital could be successfully treated with antibiotic therapies, researchers investigated the frequency of antibiotic resistance in bacteria isolated from patients in ICUs in the United States from 1994 to 2000. The data from the study are shown in the table, along with the overall change in the frequency of bacterial resistance in patient samples...
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1. To determine the likelihood that a patient with a bacterial infection who is in the...
1. To determine the likelihood that a patient with a bacterial infection who is in the intensive care unit (ICU) of a hospital could be successfully treated with antibiotic therapies, researchers investigated the frequency of antibiotic resistance in bacteria isolated from patients in ICUs in the United States from 1994 to 2000. The data from the study are shown in the table, along with the overall change in the frequency of bacterial resistance in patient samples from 1994 to 2000....
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ame Date Score A patient client who is lactose intolerant is recovering from a surgical procedure....
ame Date Score A patient client who is lactose intolerant is recovering from a surgical procedure. What impact does the nurse expect this to have on progression of diet as tolerated a The patient client will be able to progress from a clear to full liquid diet once bowel sounds and gag reflex returns b. There is no impact with regard to dict progression because of lactose intolerance e. The patient's client's diet can be progressed following a bowel movement...
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1. A patient is admitted with a history of leukemia and has a total WBC of 2,000, and a neutrophil count of 400. Which of the following precautions would be most appropriate for this patient? a. Respiratory precautions b. Neutropenic Precautions c. Aspiration Precautions d. Contact Precautions 2. The nurse is educating a patient with iron-deficiency anemia about taking iron supplements. Which of the following information should be included in the medication education? Iron supplements are best absorbed with food...
just D and e
1. To determine the likelihood that a patient with a bacterial infection who is in the intensive care unit (ICU) of a hospital could be successfully treated with antibiotic therapies, researchers investigated the frequency of antibiotic resistance in bacteria isolated from patients in ICUs in the United States from 1994 to 2000. The data from the study are shown in the table, along with the overall change in the frequency of bacterial resistance in patient samples...
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1. To determine the likelihood that a patient with a bacterial infection who is in the intensive care unit (ICU) of a hospital could be successfully treated with antibiotic therapies, researchers investigated the frequency of antibiotic resistance in bacteria isolated from patients in ICUs in the United States from 1994 to 2000. The data from the study are shown in the table, along with the overall change in the frequency of bacterial resistance in patient samples from 1994 to 2000....
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ame Date Score A patient client who is lactose intolerant is recovering from a surgical procedure. What impact does the nurse expect this to have on progression of diet as tolerated a The patient client will be able to progress from a clear to full liquid diet once bowel sounds and gag reflex returns b. There is no impact with regard to dict progression because of lactose intolerance e. The patient's client's diet can be progressed following a bowel movement...
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