When recording fluid intake, you should write down
A) only the fluid given in the patient's room.
B) only the fluid that the nurse gives with medicine.
C) only the fluid that comes on the dietary tray.
D) all fluid the patient consumes during your shift.
D
You might also like to view...
A 76-year-old resident of an assisted living facility who has a history of heart failure has presented to her primary care provider for a scheduled appointment. Which of the woman's statements suggests that her heart failure is worsening?
A) "The last few weeks I've found that I'm more comfortable sleeping in a chair than in my bed." B) "I find that I have to wake up two or three times a night to go to the washroom, which never used to be the case." C) "I find that my appetite is not what it used to be, and I have to will myself to eat enough healthy food." D) "I pride myself in staying alert and up-to-date but lately I've forgotten a few important events."
The nurse is assessing the extremities of a client with Buerger's disease. What clinical manifestation does the nurse correlate with this disease?
a. Reddened, with diminished distal pulses b. Cold and pale, with proximal bounding pulses c. Cyanotic, with decreased deep tendon reflexes d. Brownish discoloration, with pitting edema
The process of creating a picture of an abstract idea such as health is called:
A) comparison B) speculation C) replication D) conceptualization
Manifestations of hypoglycemia include:
a. Lethargy. c. Nausea and vomiting. b. Thirst. d. Shaky feeling and dizziness.