The nurse cites evidence-based practice as a rationale for a patient care decision. What is the best description of evidence-based practice?
A) Decisions based on expert legal testimony
B) Use of best available research data
C) Evolution of nursing practice over time
D) Individual optimization of patient outcomes
B
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ICP waveforms
A) are not usually influenced by blood pressure or respiratory effort. B) resemble arterial pressure or central venous pressure waveforms. C) are seldom monitored due to their lack of clinical significance. D) resemble right ventricular pressure waveforms.
The nurse is gathering information regarding the health history of a patient recently admitted to the critical care unit
Which pieces of information would the nurse need to update continually during this patient's stay in the hospital? Select all that apply. A) Presence of bleeding B) Preexisting gastrointestinal conditions C) Nutritional status D) Previous abdominal surgeries E) Location of pain F) Family history of gastrointestinal conditions
Order: Pitocin 8 milliunits/min IV infusion Available: Pitocin 30 units in 500 mL D5W What is the IV flow rate? _______________
a. 18 mL/hr b. 80 mL/hr c. 8 mL/hr d. 133 mL/hr
The client's IV therapy for 6 hours started at 3 AM. What is the correct military time that the nurse should document in the chart that the IV therapy was stopped?
A) 0300 B) 0900 C) 3 AM D) 9 AM