The critical care environment is stressful to the patient. Which interventions assist in reducing this stress? (Select all that apply.)
a. Adjust lighting to promote normal sleep-wake cycles.
b. Provide clocks, calendars, and personal photos in the patient's room.
c. Talk to the patient about other patients you are caring for on the unit.
d. Tell the patient the day and time when you are providing routine nursing interventions.
A, B, D
Manipulation of the environment, such as adjusting lighting, is helpful in promoting sleep and rest; clocks, calendars, photos, and other personal items promote orientation and personalize the environment; telling the patient the day and time and other current events assists in maintaining the patient's orientation. Conversations about other patients are private and should take place away from other patients.
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a. Glucose monitoring b. Heparin therapy c. Family education d. Total parenteral nutrition e. Provision of referral services
Following an implantation of a valve prosthesis, the nurse assesses the patient for the possible complication of:
A) Heart failure B) Hypothermia C) Renal failure D) Vasospasm of the coronary arteries
What technique should the nurse use to assess the blink reflex in a client who is blind?
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Eccrine/merocrine glands
a. Are rarely located within the skin b. Are widely distributed and most numerous, being found on the palms of the hand, soles of the feet and dermis of the forehead c. Produce a clear, watery sweat d. Produce an odorous, translucent, oily sweat e. Are widely distributed throughout the skin but not found on the palms of the hands or soles of the feet