A hospitalized client has a history of GERD. The nurse has developed the care plan. When prioritizing the incorporated nursing diagnoses, which of the following is of the highest importance?
A) Sleep pattern disturbance
B) Impaired swallowing
C) Impaired social interaction
D) Potential for alteration in comfort
B
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The feature that helps health care providers differentiate a somatization disorder from a medical problem is
1. few physical changes occur with somatization disorder. 2. no somatic changes occur over time with physical disorders. 3. no physical changes occur over time with somatization disorders. 4. many physical changes occur over time with somatization disorders.
A client who was experiencing symptoms of early lithium toxicity has had the dosage of medication reduced. The nurse determines the dosage reduction was effective when the client demonstrates:
A) a coarse hand tremor. B) a return of normal speech. C) a decrease in urine output. D) a decrease in blood pressure.
The nurse is caring for the patient who has stridor 30 minutes after a thyroidectomy. Which action should the nurse implement?
a. Reposition the patient's head to open the airway. b. Apply a pressure dressing with gauze. c. Turn the patient to the recovery position. d. Apply oxygen at 10 L/min by face mask.
What would happen to the same people simultaneously exposed and not exposed to the casual factor in an idealized research model?
A) Confounding B) Counterfactual C) Causality D) Manipulation