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A charge nurse is discussing mental status examination with a newly licensed nurse. Which of the following statements made by the newly licensed nurse indicates and understanding of the teaching? (Select all that apply). A. "To assess cognitive ability, I should ask the client to count backwards by seven." B. "To assess affect, I should observe the client's facial expression." C. "To assess language ability, I should instruct the client to write a sentence." D. "To assess remote...

A nurse on the postpartum unit is caring for a pt. following a cesarean birth. Which of the following assessments is the nurse's priority? a. parent-child attachment b. amount of lochia c. patency of the IV catheter d. quality and quantity of urine - b. amount of lochia when using the ABCs approach to client care, the nurse should place the priority in the immediate postpartum period on assessing the amount of postpartum lochia. the greatest risk to the client is bleeding and postpartu...

A nurse is caring for a client who is at 11 weeks of gestation and reports frequent vomiting. Which of the following findings should the nurse identify as an indication that the client has hyperemesis gravidarum - Ketonuria A nurse is collecting data from a client who is at 36 weeks gestation during a prenatal examination. Which of the following findings should the nurse report to the provider - blurred vision A nurse is caring for a newborn who has a high-pitched cry and does not respon...

1. The lavender-topped tube contains: a. No additive b. SPS c. Na+ citrate d. EDTA - d. EDTA 1. The additive in a gray-topped tube is: a. K+ oxalate b. Na+ citrate c. EDTA d. None of the above - a. K+ oxalate 1. Which of the needle has the largest gauge? a. 16 g b. 20 g c. 21 g d. 25 g - a. 16 g 1. Which of the following gauge needle is used for the typical adult venipuncture? a. 23 g b. 16 g c. 21 g d. 25 g - c. 21 g 1. The venipuncture equipment that consists of a needle at...

A charge nurse is discussing mental status examinations with a newly licensed nurse. Which of the following statements by the newly licensed nurse indicates an understanding of the teaching? (select all that apply.) A. "to assess cognitive ability, I should ask the client to count backward by sevens." B. "to assess affect, i should observe the client's facial expression." C. "to assess language ability, i should instruct the client to write a sentence." D. "to Mental Health Nurs...

healthcare informatics - the field of information science concerned with the mgmt of all aspects of health data; combination of principles from: disciplinary science, computer science, information science, cognitive science informatics - the science of information management in healthcare core elements of informatics - DIKW (data, information, knowledge, wisdom) data - raw facts information - data that has been interpreted for meaning knowledge - The awareness and understanding of a s...

Assuming that the data are normally distributed, under the simple linear model, the estimated variance has the following sampling distribution: - Chi-squared with n-2 degrees of freedom. The fitted values are defined as? - The regression line with parameters replaced with the estimated regression coefficients. The estimators of the linear regression model is derived by? - Minimizing the sum of squared differences between the observed and expected values of the response variable. The esti...

Which type of shock causes a temporary loss of motor, sensory, and reflex functions below the level of a lesion? - Spinal shock According to the rule of nines, burns of the anterior trunk and both anterior arms account for which percentage of body surface area? - 27 percent Which effect does parasympathetic stimulation have on the heart? A. It increases peripheral vascular resistance. B. It enhances atrioventricular node function. C. It shortens His-Purkinje and ventricular muscle refrac...

Five rights of delegation – Right person Right task Right circumstance Right direction and communication Right supervision and evaluation Non-delegable tasks – Nursing process Client education Tasks that require nursing judgement (care of unstable patients) LPN delegation – Tracheotomy care Suctioning Inserting urinary catheter Checking NG tube patency Medication administration Sterile specimen colection Reinforce client te

A nurse is teaching a group of older adults about suspected changes of aging. Which statement by a group member indicates effective teaching? I should expect my HR to take longer to return to normal after exercise. Urinary incontinence is something I have to live with as I get older. I can expect to have less ear wax as I get older. My stomach will empty more quickly after meals as I grow older. - I should expect my HR to take longer to return to normal after exercise. A nurse is carin...