The nurse is talking with the family of a client who is in t…
The nurse is talking with the family of a client who is in the irreversible stage of shock. They ask the nurse why the health care provider has told the family that the client is going to die. What would the nurse explain to this family?
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One of the most significant conflicts in this novel is Junior’s struggle to be an individual and also a member of his tribe. Which do you think is more important: being an individual or a member of the community? Why? Also, given the novel so far, which direction do you think the author is leaning on this question? Explain using examples from the novel (so far) to back up your claims.
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You have a PMHNP co-worker who is new to practice. She asks if you will consult on one of her patients. She inherited a patient from a psychiatrist in town that has since retired. The patient is a 52-year-old male that has a history of bipolar disorder and is currently taking: depakote ER 1000 mg twice daily, lamotrigine 200 mg daily, abilify 30 mg daily, zyprexa 20 mg daily, seroquel 100 mg daily at night and clonazepam 1 mg three times daily. She notes the patient “looked like he was drooling” during the appointment and was concerned with all the medications that he was on and interactions. When looking at the combination of depakote and lamotrigine what is your best response:
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Mary is a 17-year-old female that comes to the clinic with concerns of depression. She has been depressed for greater than two years and she has not felt relief from this depression for greater than two months. You diagnose her with persistent depressive disorder and start her on fluoxetine. She presents back to the clinic in one month and she is chipper, much happier and states she has not felt this good in years and has started different projects and feels like she has so much energy she does not need to sleep. She is also wearing generous amounts of makeup and not dressed for the weather. What is something to consider with this presentation:
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