A 43-year-old grocery store clerk does not have a family health care provider. She has had a sore throat for the past week and recently began running a fever. Her husband takes her to the local community hospital's emergency room for treatment
This is an example of what level of care? A. Continuing care
B. Restorative care
C. Primary care
D. Tertiary care
D
Hospital emergency departments, urgent care centers, critical care units, and inpatient medical-surgical units are sites that provide secondary and tertiary levels of care.
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The nurse is caring for a client with acute pancreatitis. During the physical assessment, the nurse notes a grayish-blue discoloration of the client's flanks. Which is the nurse's priority action?
a. Prepare the client for emergency surgery. b. Place the client in high Fowler's position. c. Insert a nasogastric (NG) tube to low in-termittent suction. d. Ensure that the client has a patent large-bore IV site.
In what ways can a nurse help a demented person maintain orientation? (Select all that apply.)
a. Consistently calling the patient by name, usually the first name b. Referring the patient to a calendar to note special events c. Reminding the patient about the time of day by pointing to the clock d. Calmly taking the patient to an appointment without explanation e. Reminding the patient of her or his whereabouts frequently
The nurse recognizes that anticipatory grieving can be most beneficial to a patient or family because it can:
A) be done in private B) be discussed with others C) promote separation of the ill patient from the family D) help a person or family start to develop coping skills
The newborn at 24 hours of age has a red blood cell (RBC) count of 5.4 million per milliliter. Which entry should the nurse expect to find in the newborn's chart to explain this laboratory value?
1. Cord clamping delayed until pulsation ceased. 2. Infant is breastfed 15 to 20 minutes every 3 hours. 3. CBC drawn from the anterior surface of the left hand. 4. Placental abruption noted to be 80% at time of delivery.