Which patient statement indicates that more teaching is needed regarding antibiotic therapy for the treatment of cellulitis?

Which drug is often used in date rape?

Which will the nurse examine when assessing a patient for tinea corporis?

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?

Which is important for the nurse to assess when inspecting the skin of a patient?

A young adult patient has come into a dermatology clinic and reports having had a single 1-in lesion that was scaly with a raised border and a pink center on the chest. Now, a little more than a week later, there are smaller matching spots of the rash on both sides of the chest. The nurse observes pink, oval-shaped spots that are 1⁄4 to 1⁄2 in across. What condition does the nurse suspect the health care provider will diagnose?

When assessing the skin of an older adult patient who is complaining of pruritus, what should the nurse advise the patient to avoid to reduce further drying of her skin?

Which patient instruction will the nurse reinforce relative to the management of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)?

What does any event that requires change stimulate?

A perceived threat to self causes what emotion?

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?