What is allow the person to live the highest quality of life
100
The preferred site for TPN infusion
What is the internal jugular vein or subclavian vein
100
Symptoms of intense rage, self-damaging behavior, feeling empty are often associated with which PD?
What is borderline personality disorder.
100
A strategy a nurse could implement to ensure that a client, who is in the manic phase and cannot sit long enough to eat, receives adequate nutrition and hydration.
What is ordering finger foods.
100
A type of group that targets negative distorted beliefs e.g. ‘the glass is half empty’ in order to help clients deal more positively with their life.
What is a Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Group.
200
2 criteria that a person must meet to qualify for hospice care
What is Less than 6 months to live, want to accept hospice
200
This type of solution is highly concentrated
What is hypertonic
200
A type of personality disorder that disregards the rights of others.
What is borderline personality disorder.
200
A nursing intervention that must be provided for a client who is agitated and talking constantly.
What is providing a structured non-stimulating environment.
200
An anticonvulsant medication that has a direct mood-stabilizing effect for an acute phase of mania within 24-72 hours after the first dose.
What is Valproic Acid (Depakene)
300
The best nursing intervention to address “death rattle”
What is reposition the client
300
Three indications for TPN
What is Burns, trauma, cancer, anorexia, malnutrition, fever, sepsis, acute pancreatitis, disease of GI tract
300
The 4 A’s or negative signs of Schizophrenia.
What is What are alogia, avolition, anhedonia and flat affect.
300
A priority risk that the nurse needs to assess when the client reports feeling depressed.
What is suicide.
300
Common side effects of SSRI's are:
What are headache, insomnia, and diarrhea.
400
This is the preferred treatment for the dying patient experiencing acute shortness of breath
What is Morphine
400
3 complications of fat emulsion therapy
What is Chest pain, back pain, SOB, wheezing, cyanosis, fever, flushing, n/v
400
Three positive signs of Schizophrenia.
What are delusions, hallucination, disorganized speech, grossly disorganized or catatonic behavior
400
A lab test that the nurse and the interdisciplinary team would consider to diagnosis a common underlying cause of panic symptoms.
What is a thyroid panel.
400
Stress effects the immune system by increasing the relase of the hormone cortisol, through which system?
What is hypothalamus
500
This person is credited for being the founder of Hospice
What is Ciscely Saunders
500
Daily requirement of protein for a 50 Kg person in g/kg/day
What is 50 g/kg/day
500
A cognitive response to mild anxiety.
What is increased focus /concentration.
500
To help provide mental health care to a culturally diverse society, a nurse must:
What is assess both her/his own and client's cultural values.
500
Discussing a client's problem, medical history, and medications with his/her family without consent is a breech of what?