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A patient has been brought to the Emergency Department (ED). The patient has a history of opiate use disorder. The patient is pale, unresponsive.   Vitals Signs Respiration Rate – 4 Heart rates – 42 Blood pressure – 60/32 Temperature – 99.9  Given the use of opiate use disorder, the doctor is concerned for an overdose. Which of the following medications should the nurse expect to administer immediately?

What is one way ABA may be be used in the context of Neurorehabilitation?

A nurse is caring for four patients in a busy emergency department. Which action by the nurse best reflects the ethical principle of justice?

A 67-year-old presents to the rehabilitation clinic following a recent MCA stroke of the right cerebral hemisphere. Which of the following would be expected when assessing the patient’s strength in the muscles of facial expression?

A nurse is caring for a client diagnosed with hypersomnia. The healthcare provider has prescribed a stimulant to help manage the client’s symptoms. Which of the following is the most important nursing consideration when administering this medication?

A nurse is caring for four patients in a busy emergency department. Which action by the nurse best reflects the ethical principle of justice?

True or False: If substance use begins in adolescence, the likelihood of a substance use disorder in the future increases.

A nurse is educating a client with bipolar disorder about creating a psychiatric advanced directive (PAD). Which of the following statements by the client indicates the need for further teaching?

A 25-year-old female patient is begin admitted to the detoxification unit at the local hospital. The nurse’s assessment findings are as follows:  Vital Signs: Heartrate: 115Blood Pressure: 190/90Respirations: 24Temperature: 100.2Pain: “Way above a 10, like 15 out of 10” Physical: Patient is sweating and has a runny nose. Client has sores on arms from probable drug injection.Mental: Patient is highly anxious with multiple requests to have medications to manage her pain. Which of the following substances is the patient experiencing withdrawal?

A patient has been diagnosed with stage four terminal cancer on the oncology unit. The nurse approaches the patient to provide support. The patient states, “this is just not true. I want a second opinion. Look at me? I am feeling great! I am not dying.” What stage of grief is the patient experiencing?