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An adolescent who has had a leg amputated because of bone cancer begins to experience phantom limb sensations. How should the nurse respond when the client complains of pain and requests medication? By withholding the medication to help prevent addiction By stating that the limb has been removed and that the pain is psychological By acknowledging that the pain is real and administering medication to relieve it By explaining that the phantom limb sensation will subside within a few more day...

a test done to determine how much air moves in/out of the lungs when you breathe. I am used routinely in patients with chronic respiratory disorders. I am done by using a spirometer. Sometimes, I am done to screen for surgery or to monitor for progression of disease/how medications are working.PFT- pulmonary functions test

NURSINGTB.COM Chapter 02: Patient Safety and Risk Management Test Bank MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Governmental and professional agencies and organizations, whether voluntary or involuntary, have a significant influence on patient safety policies in the healthcare setting. Select the agency or organization statement that presents a true reflection of its focus or purpose. a. The Joint Commission (TJC): Nonvoluntary bureau that tests healthcare institutions against evidence-based elements of performance b...

6. The daily closing values of the Dow Jones Industrial Average over a period of 30 days are best described as _____ data. a. cross-sectional b. discrete c. time-series d. nominal 7. A variable is classified as ordinal if a. there is a natural ordering of categories. b. the data is randomly selected. c. the data arise from continuous measurements. d. we track the variable through a period of time. 8. Categorizing a numeric age variable as "young," "middle-aged,"...

Question 1 See full question A client comes to the emergency department complaining of headache, malaise, chills, fever, and a stiff neck. Vital sign assessment reveals a temperature elevation, increased heart and respiratory rates, and normal blood pressure. On physical examination, the nurse notes confusion, a petechial rash, nuchal rigidity, Brudzinski's sign, and Kernig's sign. What do these manifestations indicate? What should a nurse do when administering pilocarpine? Question 3 S...

Stanhope: Public Health Nursing: Population-Centered Health Care in the Community, 10th Edition Chapter 06: Environmental Health 1. A public health nurse has been recruited to lead a community environmental lead exposure reduction program. What action by this nurse is best? a. Advocate for funding at the state and federal levels. b. Create a multidisciplinary team to work on different aspects of the problem. c. Determine how other cities and counties have managed this problem. d. Resear...

Nurs110 Midterm Study Guide

Nurs110 Midterm Study Guide

this document consists of the following topics: circulation; oxygenation; sensory perception; self-concept; and stress, coping, loss, grief and dying