The nurse is caring for a 52-year-old female client who is in the end stage of breast cancer. The nurse administers a medication that allows the client to be largely pain free. She assists the client to take a shower,
brush her teeth, and change her clothing. As the client sits in a chair, the nurse changes her bedding and then assists the client back to bed, placing an ice pack on her back for pain. All of these actions are examples of
A) positioning and good hygiene.
B) nonpharmacologic pain intervention.
C) use of cutaneous treatment.
D) comprehensive nursing care.
D
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An infant weighs 98 ounces. How many pounds does the infant weigh?
A) 6.125 B) 6.225 C) 6.335 D) 6.456
The nurse has concluded that he/she is a right-brain–dominant person. Based on the nurse's time style, which unit governance task will the nurse implement?
a. Devise a plan to restructure the nursing career ladder. b. Write a procedure for central line care us-ing new equipment that will be available in two weeks. c. Do the unit time schedule for the next pay period. d. Collate data obtained from a chart audit to report at the next unit staff meeting.
To qualify for bariatric surgery, persons must have a
A) BMI under 26 with comorbidities. B) BMI over 35 with comorbidities. C) BMI under 52 without comorbidities. D) BMI over 20 without comorbidities.
Which nursing research cost-effectiveness study would be of most interest to industrial leaders?
1. A study on follow-up care of very low-birth-weight infants 2. A study on using a nurse-practitioner-managed clinic as the primary provider of health services 3. A study on nurse case management of patients experiencing syncope 4. A study on the development of an admission nurse role