Factors that can contribute to agitation are
A. secretly drinking alcohol.
B. disliking the staff.
C. dehydration and constipation.
D. being alone.
Answer: C
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The nurse is providing care for a patient with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome and Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia. The patient is receiving aerosolized pentamidine isethionate. What is the best evidence that the therapy is working?
A) A sudden gain in lost body weight B) Whitening of lung fields on the chest x-ray C) Improved patient vitality and activity tolerance D) A febrile body temperature and development of leukocytosis
The client has chronic hypercortisolism. Which intervention is the highest priority for the nurse?
a. Wash the hands when entering the room. b. Keep the client in protective isolation. c. Observe the client for increased white blood cell counts. d. Assess the daily chest x-ray.
A nurse manager wants to decrease the number of medication errors that occur in her department. The manager arranges a meeting with the staff to discuss the issue. The manager conveys a total quality management philosophy by:
a. Explaining to the staff that disciplinary action will be taken in cases of additional errors. b. Recommending that a multidisciplinary team should assess the root cause of errors in medication. c. Suggesting that the pharmacy department should explore its role in the problem. d. Changing the unit policy to allow a certain number of medication errors per year without penalty.
The values of negatively worded items should be reversed in scoring a Likert scale
A) True B) False