A patient is recovering in the PACU following gastric surgery. The nurse who is providing this patient's care is performing frequent assessments of the character and quantity of the patient's nasogastric (NG) drainage
What are the nurse's expected findings during these assessments?
A) Copious quantities of straw-colored output
B) Scant amounts of greenish-colored output
C) Small amounts of blood-tinged output
D) Moderate amounts of clear output
C
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A woman tells the nurse that her husband abuses her most often when he is intoxicated, just as his father had beaten him and his mother
The woman is aware of the location of a safe house and has considered leaving home with her two children, but she cites being brought up to believe "you keep quiet and stay together, no matter what happens.". She states the husband is always apologetic and remorseful after an incident. What evidence exists that the husband is at risk of becoming a perpetrator of physical abuse? He: a. is unable to make lasting behavioral changes. b. was an abused child. c. is without a job. d. experiences remorse.
Synergy has been defined as a characteristic of great teams and teamwork. Which of the following statements is not correct about synergy and the application of synergy in health care?
a. "The bonus that is achieved when things work together harmoniously." b. The whole is greater than its parts. c. The Synergy Model of Professional Caring and Ethics was developed by the American Association of Critical Care Nurses. d. The synergy model matches the characteristics of the nurse, clinical unit or system with the patient's ability to achieve identified outcomes.
28. The nurse is writing a narrative description of observations in a client's medical record. This type of assessment format is considered as being a(n):
a. checklist. b. specialty format. c. open-ended format. d. minimum data set format.
At which point in life could you anticipate the parents of a child with a long-term illness might have the hardest time accepting her condition?
A) The day she starts preschool B) On her third birthday C) The day she begins solid food D) The day she would have started college