The nurse assessing the heart places the stethoscope between the fifth and sixth ribs at the mid-clavicular line to hear the point of _________
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
maximal impulse
The placement of the stethoscope will allow the loudest beat at the point of maximal impulse (PMI).
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What is a factor that may lead nurses to become disengaged in their careers?
A) Nurses don't feel they have careers. B) Boredom and job indifference increase with time on the same job. C) Many nurses begin their nursing career in midlife or interrupt their careers for childrearing. D) There is no identifiable factor influencing job disengagement.
A client who is addicted to opioids says, "I don't know how I got myself hooked on drugs. I just can't seem to resist them. Could I have inherited this from my mother? She was a junkie." How should the nurse respond?
1. "Opioid addictions are not inherited." 2. "Not much research has been done regarding opioid drug addiction and inheritance." 3. "Despite the research, the medical community is still not certain about drug addiction and inheritance." 4. "Because you are unable to resist the temptation of opioids, it is likely that you have a genetic tendency toward abuse."
You are the nurse working with a client who complains of not sleeping well, waking up several times during the night, and not feeling rested in the morning. You will likely write a nursing diagnosis of:
a. Sleep-Pattern Disturbance b. Intermittent Sleep Pattern c. Restless Sleep Pattern d. Impoverished Sleep Pattern
The nurse is planning a time schedule for a client's twice-daily postural drainage. Which time schedule would be best?
1. 0800 and 1100 2. 1200 and 1800 3. 0700 and 2000 4. 0900 and 2100