What is the patient's rhythm on the rhythm strip above?
What will be an ideal response?
Suggested response: Sinus tachycardia. This is a rhythm originating from the sinoatrial node with an elevated rate greater than 100 beats/min (bpm) but with regular beats. Most often sinus tachycardia is caused by an increase in the body's demand for oxygen, such as during exercise, stress, infection, blood loss and hyperthyroidism. It may also express an attempt to compensate for a reduced stroke volume.
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a. Bread b. Pastas c. Wine d. Aged cheese e. Fish
The nurse caring for a patient in the acute care setting assumes responsibility for a patient's care. What is this legally binding situation?
a. Nurse-patient relationship b. Accountability c. Advocacy d. Standard of care
Which of the following demonstrate culturally competent care of the pregnant patient? (Select all that apply.)
a. Discuss beliefs with the patient and incorporate them in the plan of care. b. Prohibit visits from anyone other than immediate family members. c. Require the patient's participation in every aspect of the health care system. d. Maintain the patient's modesty at all times. e. Strive to maintain a harmonious environment for the patient.
A nurse has recently begun to provide care to older adults in a large, urban hospital. Having lived until recently in an ethnically homogeneous region,
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