A nurse gathers data on the number of families with small children that reside in housing units in a community with lead-based paint, which can cause serious health problems for exposed children. The nurse is using statistics in order to:
1. Evaluate the success of specific nursing interventions.
2. Assess the relationship between specific factors.
3. Determine populations at risk.
4. Help establish databases for specific patient populations.
3. Determine populations at risk.
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The nurse may safely delegate which activity to the unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP)?
1. Sterile warm soak to client's infected postoperative wound 2. Application of warm moist soak to client's left leg 3. Determine effectiveness of cold application to reduce client's pain 4. Responsibilities for the application of a warm pack to client's IV infiltrate
What form of medication will the nurse find in a prefilled cartridge?
A) Capsule B) Liquid C) Powder D) Tablet
A nurse in a campus medical clinic is meeting with a 23-year-old student who states that she has been experiencing malodorous vaginal discharge over the past several days
The nurse should recognize that this patient is describing a sign that is characteristic of: A) Bacterial vaginosis (BV) B) Dysmenorrhea C) Vulvovaginal candidiasis (VVC) D) Human papillomavirus (HPV)
A patient is scheduled for pulmonary function tests. The nurse realizes this diagnostic test will asses which of the following?
1. how well a patient will wean from a ventilator 2. respiratory muscle efficiency 3. degree of intrapulmonary shunting 4. amount of oxygen provided to the tissues