The main purpose of surgical hand asepsis is to
A. reduce the chance for contamination of the patient if the gloves become punctured or torn.
B. clean and sterilize the hands before putting on sterile gloves.
C. eliminate allergic reactions on DHCP hands in warm, moist environment beneath the gloves.
D. prevent the contamination of DHCP skin with patient microbes penetrating through unnoticed
pinholes in the gloves used during patient treatment.

You are caring for a 52-year- old woman who has been prescribed a major antipsychotic (neuroleptic) agent. after explaining the potential side effect, the client refuses to take the medication. how would you feel about taking a major antipsychotic (neuroleptic) agent, realizing the many side effects that these medications can cause? for psychoactive medications to be effective, client adherence is essential. how would you respond to a client who continually fails to follow his or her medication regimen?

Anurse is preparing to administer lidocaine via continuous iv infusion at 4 mg/min. available is lidocaine 2 g dextrose 5% in water 500 ml. the nurse should set the iv pump to deliver how many ml/hr? (round the answer to the nearest whole number. use a leading zero if applicable. do not use a trailing zero.)

What role does alcohol play in your life? your friends? family? what role do you think it should play? how much alcohol is too much?