A patient has had abdominal surgery and in 72 hours develops abdominal distention and absence of bowel sounds with pain. The nurse suspects the patient has
A) A wound infection
B) Need of greater pain relief
C) Increased activity
D) Paralytic ileus
Ans: D
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A chemically addicted nurse who is reported to the board of nursing
A) automatically loses his or her license B) can continue to work as a nurse. C) gets arrested and has a criminal record. D) is offered a rehabilitation program.
The nursing student is taking a class in Nursing Research. In class she has learned that the most abstract level of knowledge is the:
a. Metaparadigm. b. Philosophy. c. Conceptual framework. d. Nursing theory.
A patient falls out of bed because the nurse did not raise the side rails. Which action did the nurse commit?
a. Felony b. Assault c. Battery d. Negligence
An older adult's chart documents that she has been diagnosed with macular dysequilibrium. Based on an understanding of this condition and the resulting vertigo, the nurse suggests that the patient
a. turn her head very slowly when looking from right to left. b. dangle her legs at the bedside before get-ting out of bed. c. use the wall for stabilization when ambu-lating in the hallway. d. be careful to be seated when flexing or hyperextending her neck.