A nurse is using a practice guideline in caring for older adults and is concerned about possible bias. What can this nurse do?
a. Ask the hospital administration what to do
b. Ask the physician what to do
c. Use an appraisal instrument to evaluate the guideline
d. Use the Johanna Briggs Institute to evaluate the guideline
c. Use an appraisal instrument to evaluate the guideline
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A. Generally must have immediate gratification. B. Display a great deal of responsibility toward others. C. Display a great deal of anxiety. D. Have obsessive thoughts when in a social situation.
To minimize the possible complications of polypharmacy among older adult patients, the nurse assesses this population for which of the following? (Select all that apply.)
a. Number of physicians providing medical care b. Location of pharmacies where prescrip-tions are filled c. Presence of chronic illnesses d. Tendency to borrow medication from family or friend e. Use of over-the-counter medication to self-medicate
A patient who was involved in a motor vehicle crash has had a tracheostomy placed to allow for continued mechanical ventilation
How should the nurse interpret the following arterial blood gas results: pH 7.48, PaO2 85 mm Hg, PaCO2 32 mm Hg, and HCO3 25 mEq/L? a. Metabolic acidosis b. Metabolic alkalosis c. Respiratory acidosis d. Respiratory alkalosis
You are giving a flu-prevention injection to a woman who shares with you that she lost her husband 2 years ago when, after discovering he had cancer, he committed suicide by carbon monoxide poisoning in their garage. This widow appears angry
She tells you that she still blames herself for not preventing her husband's death by being home that day. Which of the following interventions would be the MOST helpful at this time? a. Explain that she should be over the loss by this time. b. Tell her that she was not to blame, because he would have committed suicide even if she were home. c. Offer information about community resources and available groups for suicide survivors. d. Let her express her anger, and reassure her that her angry feelings will go away.