Which of the following patients in your assignment will probably need special oral hygiene?
A. Mrs. Jumer, an unconscious patient with nasal oxygen and a gastrostomy tube
B. Mr. Heckendorf, a confused patient with a hip fracture who is receiving PT
C. Miss Luna, a 22-year-old patient who had knee surgery this morning
D. Dr. Pullman, a confused patient who bathes and dresses with supervision
Answer: A
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The nurse is instructing a patient about the use of her oral antimigraine agent. The instruction should include the best effective action of the drug. Which represents the best way to take this agent?
a. Take the medication at the onset of an attack. b. This medication should be taken 30 minutes after the onset of the migraine. c. Take the medication routinely every night. d. Take the medication 30 minutes before meals.
A patient is in sinus tachycardia. Which nursing interventions are appropriate? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Select all that apply
1. Observe the patient for effects on cardiac function. 2. Administer two tablets of acetaminophen (Tylenol) per physician prescription if the temperature is elevated. 3. Administer normal saline 0.9% IV at the prescribed rate of 200 mL per hour if hypovolemia is suspected as the cause. 4. Give pain medications as prescribed if pain is present. 5. Give atropine per physician prescription to slow the heart rate.
The process of understanding, interpreting, and conceptualizing the meanings in qualitative data is called:
A) encoding data B) data reduction C) content analysis D) categorization scheme
The nurse educates clients with acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) about the nature of viruses. The nurse evaluates that learning has occurred when the clients make which responses?
1. "Viruses are nonliving particles." 2. "The structure of viruses is complex." 3. "Viruses can infect plants as well as animals." 4. "A virion is a mature virus." 5. "Viruses are intracellular parasites."