A patient presents to the emergency department with a large leg wound. The nurse identifies which factors as increasing this patient's risk of complications with wound healing?
1. The patient smokes eight cigarettes a day.
2. The patient has cardiac disease.
3. The patient has osteoarthritis in his knees.
4. The patient's average blood sugar measurements are over 200 mcg/dL.
5. The patient lost some blood during the injury but the loss was not excessive.
1, 2, 4
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a. Achieve a plan for universal basic health care for citizens b. Create social and physical environments that promote good health c. Eliminate health disparities d. Eliminate preventable disease, disability, injury, and premature death e. Achieve health equity f. Promote healthy behaviors at every stage of life
A client has a pressure ulcer on the medial malleolus. The client's skin is intact with purple discoloration and a blood-filled blister. When documenting this finding, which terminology is appropriate for the nurse to use?
A) Partial-thickness loss of dermis B) Non-blanchable erythema C) Suspected deep tissue injury D) Full-thickness tissue loss
The conducting airways are lined with which of the following?
a. surfactant c. cartilage b. alveoli d. cilia
The 80-year-old woman who is recovering from a stroke is being sent to a skilled care facility. She is concerned about the expense
The nurse can decrease anxiety by explaining that Medicare will cover extended-care facility costs for what period of time? a. A period of 30 days b. A period of 45 days for physical therapy c. A period of 100 days for needed skilled care d. Until she is able to be discharged home