When a nurse puts data together in a new way, the process is called:
a. analysis c. evaluation
b. assessment d. synthesis
D
Synthesis involves putting data collected together in a new way.
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The nurse suggests that the client should be transported to the hospital; however, the family members state that they want the client to stay in the home. Which action by the nurse is most appropriate? A) Follow the decision of the family. B) Call for an ambulance to transport the client to a hospital. C) Ask the client's preference regarding transport to the hospital. D) Encourage the family to take the client to the hospital.
A nurse is admitting an 83-year-old female patient who arrives at the emergency department by ambulance after falling on the ice outside her senior citizens' housing facility. The admitting diagnosis is right hip fracture
What would be most important for the nurse to assess? A) Leg shortening B) Complaints of pain C) Neurovascular compromise D) Internal or external rotation
The nurse is reviewing the BMI (body mass index) of an adult client. Which should the nurse recognize a BMI of 23 indicates?
A. Overweight. B. Mild malnutrition. C. Normal. D. Obese class 1.
All of the following are examples of expected aging related changes to the nervous system except
A) accomplishing fine motor activities takes longer. B) problems with balance and coordination occur. C) blood flow to the brain increases. D) ability to feel pressure diminishes.