A pediatric hospital cares for children from birth to age 18
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
True
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An older adult who lives in a long-term care facility has recently begun taking losartan (Cozaar) for the treatment of hypertension
The nurse who provides care for this resident should recognize that this change in the resident's medication regimen make create a risk for A) constipation. B) falls. C) xerostomia (dry mouth). D) depression.
During the cardiac assessment of a client, the nurse hears a loud rumbling during diastole that increases toward the end of the sound. This sound is heard with the bell of the stethoscope over the lower left sternal border. The nurse would suspect which of the following in this client?
1. Aortic stenosis 2. Tricuspid stenosis 3. Mitral regurgitation 4. Pulmonic stenosis
A nursing instructor is educating a group of student nurses about the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). The nursing instructor teaches that HIPAA does which of the following? Select all that apply
1. Guarantees a patient the right to view and obtain a copy of his or her medical record 2. Guarantees a patient the right to take the original medical chart 3. Asks a patient to specify who can obtain his or her personal health data 4. Ensures the right of a patient to amend his or her own health information 5. Requires hospitals to disclose the way in which a patient's health data will be used
The nurse is caring for a patient hospitalized for pelvic inflammatory disease. Which nursing intervention would have priority?
1. Encourage oral fluids. 2. Administer cefotetan IV. 3. Enforce bed rest. 4. Remove IUD, if present.