The patient is on patient-controlled analgesia for pain medication. The physician wrote orders for the basal rate. What is the basal rate?
A) Maximum of medication the patient can receive in an hour.
B) The amount of medication infused continuously each hour.
C) Amount of medication infused when the patient activates the button control.
D) The interval during which the patient cannot initiate another dose after giving a self-dose.
B
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The husband of a woman in labor asks, "What does it mean when the baby is at minus 1 station?" After giving an explanation, what statement by the husband indicates that teaching was effective?
a. "Fetal head is above the ischial spines." b. "Fetal head is below the ischial spines." c. "Fetal head is engaged in the mother's pelvis." d. "Fetal head is visible at the perineum."
What has recently been a complicating factor for implementing Meaningful Use criteria to certify EHRs?
What has recently been a complicating factor for implementing Meaningful Use criteria to certify EHRs?
a. The 2015 change from ICD-9-CM to ICD-10-CM
b. The judicial overturning of parts of the Affordable Care Act
c. Slowing adoption of EHR systems by healthcare facilities after initial enthusiasm
d. The conversion to HIPAA standard 4010
A client is being discharged and needs instructions on wound care. When planning to teach the client, the nurse should:
A) identify the client's learning needs and learning ability. B) identify the client's learning needs and advise him what to do. C) identify the client's problems and make the appropriate referral. D) provide pamphlets or videotapes for ongoing learning.
Patients should be educated to take antibiotic doses at the prescribed time to
A. avoid hypersensitivity. B. maintain therapeutic blood levels. C. increase production of antibodies. D. decrease the likelihood of superinfections.