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NUR 213 Final 4
- Sandwich generation
Answer caregivers who find themselves squeezed in between caring for their children and their elder parents or other older adult family members
- The reasons why grandparents become primary caregiver (SATA)
Answer -parents die -abandon children -mental illness / substance abuse -incarcerated -teen pregnancy (unprepared for parenthood) -unemployment -poverty
- Caregiver stress
Answer -irritability -inability to concentrate -fatigue -sleepiness
- Priority nursing intervention for late Alzheimers stage
Answer adequate nutrition and hydration
- Early stage of Alzheimer's
Answer mild, short-term memory loss, difficulty learning new things, mild depression
- Benzodiazepine onset
Answer quick acting
- Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs)
Answer takes 4-6 weeks to take affect
- Mild anxiety
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Answer there is an identifiable cause that one can prepare for
- Benzodiazepine teaching
Answer do NOT mix with alcohol as alcohol is a CNS depres- sant as well
- Signs of an impaired nurse
Answer Rarely miss work, high absenteeism, diversion of drugs, wasting drugs, patient complaints of pain, appearance change
- Before discharging a patient who was just sexually assaulted what should the nurse do?
Answer Write down resources and verbally state them as well (patient won't remember anything the nurse is saying)
- Never judge a client or pressure client to leave abusive relationship
Answer True
- What kids are at risk for abuse?
Answer under 4 years old and children with chronic illnesses
- Signs of depression
Answer -flat affect -anhedonia -feeling hopeless
- Risk for suicide (SATA)
Answer -females -adolescent -middle/older adult men
-recent loss -family hx
- Lithium therapeutic level
Answer
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