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Choose the best answer unless directed otherwise. 1. Which one of the following is a nursing diagnosis? 1. Peptic ulcer 2. Pneumonia 3. Ineffective airway clearance 4. Myocardial infarction 2. Which one of the following is a medical diagnosis? 1. Hiatal hernia 2. Impaired mobility 3. Powerlessness 4. Anxiety 3. An LPN wishes to learn why a patient‘s lung sounds have crackles and questions the physician during morning rounds. Which critical thinking attitude is the nurse exhibitin...

Chapter 1 Critical Thinking and the Nursing Process 3 12. Serum potassium 3.6 mEq/L 13. Palpitations (feeling of racing heart) 14. Blood pressure 130/82 mm Hg 1. Pain 2. Shortness of breath 3. Edema (swelling) 4. Capillary refill 2 seconds 5. Nausea 6. Vomiting 7. Dizziness 8. Cyanosis 9. Numbness 10. Indigestion 11. Pale 15. White blood cell count 7000/mm3 CRITICAL THINKING Sometimes cognitive maps are used to organize thinking. Look at samples in any of the Function and A...

What is the best way for the nurse to make sure that the right patient is receiving a prescribed drug when the patient is alert and oriented? a. ask the patient to state his or her name b. check the patient's wrist band c. look at the patients chart d. have the patient state his or her name and birth date. - ANSWER d. have the patient state his or her name and birth date. when is it acceptable for the nurse to take a verbal order from the prescriber before giving a drug to a patient? a....

  1. What can be delegated to Assistive person- nel (AP)? 2. A nurse on a med surge unit has recieved change of shift report and will care for 4 clients. Which of the following clients needs will the nurse assign to an AP? A. Feeding a client who was admitted 24 hours ago with aspiration pneumonia B. Reinforcing teaching with a client who is learning to walk with a quad cane C. Reapplying a condom catheter for a client who has urinary incontinence D. Applying a sterile dressing ...

  1. What can be delegated to Assistive person- nel (AP)? 2. A nurse on a med surge unit has recieved change of shift report and will care for 4 clients. Which of the following clients needs will the nurse assign to an AP? A. Feeding a client who was admitted 24 hours ago with aspiration pneumonia B. Reinforcing teaching with a client who is learning to walk with a quad cane C. Reapplying a condom catheter for a client who has urinary incontinence D. Applying a sterile dressing ...

  1. What can be delegated to Assistive person- nel (AP)? 2. A nurse on a med surge unit has recieved change of shift report and will care for 4 clients. Which of the following clients needs will the nurse assign to an AP? A. Feeding a client who was admitted 24 hours ago with aspiration pneumonia B. Reinforcing teaching with a client who is learning to walk with a quad cane C. Reapplying a condom catheter for a client who has urinary incontinence D. Applying a sterile dressing ...

UNIT ONE Understanding Health Care Issues 1 1 Critical Thinking and the Nursing Process 2 2 Evidence-Based Practice 5 3 Issues in Nursing Practice 8 4 Cultural Influences on Nursing Care 12 5 Complementary and Alternative Modalities 16 UNIT TWO Understanding Health and Illness 19 6 Nursing Care of Patients With Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Imbalances 20 7 Nursing Care of Patients Receiving Intravenous Therapy 23 8 Nursing Care of Patients With Infections 26 9 Nursing Care of P...

1. 1. List three (3) teaching points the nurse can provide a client with cholelithi- asis on di- etary choices for symptom man- agement. 2. A nurse re- views an order for ceftriaxone in combination with vancomycin for a client diagnosed with meningitis. Iden- tify three (3) com- ponents of the medication pre- scriptions that, if missing, would require clarifica- tion with the provider 3. An older client asks a nurse what she can do to minimize the risk of de- veloping osteo- porosis. Identify 3 ...

1. A task that nursing assistants commonly do bathing residents 2. Dementia loss of mental abil- ities 3. Example of nonverbal communication smiling to a new resident 4. Health care that is generally for people who will die in six months or less 5. How many hours of training does OBRA require for nursing assistants Hospice care At least 75 hours 6. is true of a nursing assistant's role in restorative care The nursing assis- tant should recog- nize that setbacks occur and be reas- surin...

1. The nurse is assessing a 48-year-old client with a history of smoking during a routine clinic visit. The client, who exercises regularly, reports hav- ing pain in the calf 4 An Ankle-Brachial Index of 0.65 sug- gests moderate arterial vascular dis- ease in a client who is experiencing intermittent claudication. A Doppler ultrasound is during exercise that disappears at indicated for further evaluation. The rest. Which of the following find- ings requires further evaluation? 1. Heart rat...