The patient presents with costovertebral angle (CVA) tenderness and a several day history of high fever and chills and dysuria. Which of the following diagnoses is most likely given the above information?
a. Pyelonephritis c. Renal calculi
b. Cystitis d. Bladder tumor
A
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The nurse is obtaining a health history for a client admitted to the hospital after experiencing a brain attack. Which disorder does the nurse identify as a predisposing factor for an embolic stroke?
a. Seizures b. Psychotropic drug use c. Atrial fibrillation d. Cerebral aneurysm
The nurse is doing confrontational field testing. Which techniques are correct? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Select all that apply
1. Stand behind and slightly to the right or left of the patient. 2. Assume that the nurse's visual field is normal. 3. Assess the patient's right eye with the nurse's left eye. 4. Test eight major quadrants of gaze. 5. Use the nurse's fingers as the test object.
A nurse calls a physician and gives a brief statement about the situation, "The patient is having increasing chest pain and the ECG shows ST elevation."
What component of SBAR communication would be used in the following statements: The nurse tells the physician that the patient's blood pressure is 190/100 and rates the pain as 9 on a scale of 10 (10 being most severe pain) with a nitroglycerin drip infusing at 5 mcg/min? a. Situation b. Background c. Assessment d. Recommendation
The method whereby fees for the delivery of health care services in an organization are set after services are delivered is called
1. Retrospective reimbursement 2. Prospective reimbursement 3. Fee-for-service 4. Capitation