When a patient is admitted with an overdose of an opioid narcotic, the nurse should anticipate an order for which drug to reverse the effects of the narcotic?

When the nurse discusses prevention of cardiac disease, falls, and depression with a group of older adults, the benefits of what are important to stress?

Melanocytes give rise to the pigment melanin, which is responsible for skin color. Where can the melanocytes be found?

A patient, age 27, sustained thermal burns to 18% of her body surface area. After the first 72 hours, the nurse will have to observe for which most common cause of burn-related deaths?

The nurse concludes that a significant goal of the care plan for an alcoholic patient has been met when the patient makes which statement?

To help prevent falls related to muscle weakness, what type of exercises should be selected for the aging patient?

When should family members of a stroke victim expect to see some of the neurologic involvement disappear?

A patient who is taking a monoamine oxidase inhibitor (MAOI) asks the nurse about the addition of St. John's wort to help with his depression. What would be the best response of the nurse?

A patient admitted to the hospital after a motorcycle crash that has left him paralyzed from the waist down tells the nurse he has feelings of helplessness and hopelessness. What other feelings may the patient have that should be recognized?

What is the last intervention for a hospitalized severely burned victim during the emergent phase?

A nurse is caring for a patient who has anxiety attacks. What symptoms would indicate that the patient is experiencing a severe anxiety attack?