Explain the differences between how a developmentalist who is specializing in personality goes about his or her work and how a developmentalist who is specializing in social development goes about his or her work.

The nurse on the pediatric unit is caring for a 10-year-old boy with a diagnosis of hemophilia. The nurse knows that a priority nursing problem for a patient with hemophilia is what? 

The nurse is caring for a patient who describes changes in his voiding patterns. The patient states, “I feel the urge to empty my bladder several times an hour and when the urge hits me I have to get to the restroom quickly. But when I empty my bladder, there doesn’t seem to be a great deal of urine flow.” What would the nurse expect this patient’s physical assessment to reveal?

The nurse is creating a care plan for a patient diagnosed with heart failure. When addressing the problem of anxiety, what interventions should the nurse include in the care plan? Select all that apply. a) Facilitate the presence of friends and family whenever possible. b) Teach the patient about the harmful effects of anxiety on cardiac function. c) Provide supplemental oxygen, as needed. d) Provide validation of the patient’s expressions of anxiety. e) Administer benzodiazepines two to three times daily.

Family members bring a patient to the ED with pale cool skin, sudden midsternal chest pain unrelieved with rest, and a history of CAD. How should the nurse best interpret these initial data?

Your patient has just been admitted to the surgical unit from the postanesthetic care unit (PACU) following an appendectomy. The patient is complaining of pain, and you are preparing to administer the patient’s first dose of hydrocodone (Norco)., ordered Q4 hours prn.  Prior to administering the drug, you would prioritize which of the following assessments?

Directed by evidence-based practice, the psychiatric nurse minimizes the milieu’s dementia-induced aggressive behavior by

A nurse is preparing to administer amoxicillin 100 mg PO every 8 hr to a toddler who weighs 20 kg. The recommended dosage range is 20 to 25 mg/kg/day. Which of the following actions by the nurse is appropriate?

The nurse is conducting a home visit for a patient with chronic congestive heart failure.  The patient asks what he can do to try and catch worsening CHF before a hospital stay is necessary. The nurse provides patient education and is sure to include which of the following?

A client presents to the clinic reporting new onset of upper GI (gastrointestinal) symptoms. A peptic ulcer is suspected. The nurse knows that in the process of confirming peptic ulcer disease, the health care provider is likely to order a diagnostic test to detect the presence of what?