In teaching a patient with GERD to modify their lifestyle, which of the following do not exacerbate symptoms in most people?
a. decaffeinated tea
b. chocolate
c. smoking
d. citrus
A
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A nurse works in a hospital that provides care based on the nursing theory of Martha Rogers. The nurse recognizes that this theory is based on the goal of
1. Helping clients attain total self-care. 2. Providing nursing care that is culturally diverse. 3. Maintaining an environment free of negative energy. 4. Recognizing one's pattern of interacting with the environment.
Discharge planning for clients begins:
1. After a diagnosis has been established 2. Once the long-term needs are identified 3. Upon admission to a health care facility 4. When the acute care therapies are completed
In which situations would the state board of nursing have probable grounds for disciplining a nurse?
Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected.
Select all that apply.
1. The nurse can no longer lift 30 pounds.
2. The nurse fails to report a co-worker who is working outside his scope of practice.
3. The nurse questioned a direct physician order.
4. The nurse made a false statement on the licensure application.
5. The nurse told a co-worker that she is taking antidepressant medications.
A fire in a first floor operating room is forcing evacuation of clients from a second floor unit to another building. Which of the following clients would have the highest priority for the charge nurse to evacuate?
a. A client receiving IV antibiotics every six hours for a leg ulcer. b. A client admitted with pancreatitis with nasogastric tube and PCA pump in place. c. A client post left hip replacement of two days ago whose daughter is visiting. d. A client semi-comatose after a cerebrovascular accident with an indwelling urinary catheter.