The home health pra - Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

CC: Difficulty sleeping, feelings of stress and anxiety HPI Onset: approximately 1 month ago Duration: difficulty sleeping occurs 4-5 nights per week. Patient reports only sleeping 4-5 hours a night when she prefers 8. Characteristics: associated with excessive worrying prior to falling asleep. Patient states that she has "racing thoughts" prior to falling asleep. Exhausted upon awakening in the morning. Aggravating factors: stress, having "racing thoughts" prior to falling asleep. Worried a...

CC: Difficulty sleeping, feelings of stress and anxiety HPI Onset: approximately 1 month ago Duration: difficulty sleeping occurs 4-5 nights per week. Patient reports only sleeping 4-5 hours a night when she prefers 8. Characteristics: associated with excessive worrying prior to falling asleep. Patient states that she has "racing thoughts" prior to falling asleep. Exhausted upon awakening in the morning. Aggravating factors: stress, having "racing thoughts" prior to falling asleep. Worried a...

3. A patient is diagnosed with heart failure after being admitted to the hospital for shortness of breath and fatigue. Which teaching strategy, if implemented by the nurse, is most likely to be effect ive? a. Assure the patient that the nurse is an expert on management of heart failure. b. Teach the patient at each meal about the amounts of sodium in various foods. c. Discuss the importance of medication control in maintenance of long-term health. d. Refer the patient to a home health nurse for ...

Chapter 11: Inflammation and Wound Healing Lewis: Medical-Surgical Nursing, 10th Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. The nurse assesses a patient’s surgical wound on the first postoperative day and notes redness and warmth around the incision. Which action by the nurse is appropriate? 1. Obtain wound cultures. c. Notify the health care provider. 2. Document the assessment. d. Assess the wound every 2 hours. ANS: B The incisional redness and warmth are indicators of the normal initial (inflam...

Burns Pediatric Primary Care 7th Edition Test BankBurns Pediatric Primary Care 7th Edition Test Bank Chapter 1: Health Status of Children: Global and National Perspectives 1. Which region globally has the highest infant mortality rate? A. Indonesia B. Southern Asia C. SubSaharan Africa Correct D. Syria 2. The primary care pediatric nurse practitioner understands that, to achieve the greatest worldwide reduction in child mortality from pneumonia and diarrhea, which intervention is most ...