Homelessness is a growing problem in the United States. What are the primary causes of homelessness? Select all that apply
a. Lack of job skills
b. Lack of social skills
c. Underlying mental illness
d. Substance abuse
ANS: A, B, C, D
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The nurse is caring for a patient scheduled for surgery this morning who is not to be given anything orally
The nurse reviews the medication administration record and finds the patient has an important medication due but it is supposed to be given orally. What is the nurse's best action? A) Give the medication with a small sip of water. B) Give the medication via a different route. C) Hold the medication and put a note on the front of the chart for the surgeon. D) Call the ordering health care provider and clarify administration.
During a family picnic, a relative of a nurse asks what he should do if there is blood in his urine and some pain in his lower abdomen
The best advice the nurse could give this family member would be for him to A) go to the emergency room right away. B) get an appointment with his family doctor. C) wait and see if it goes away without treatment. D) increase his intake of cranberry juice and other fluids.
Which of the following are components of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement's (IHI's) ventilator bundle? (Select all that apply.)
a. Interrupt sedation each day to assess readiness to extubate. b. Maintain head of bed at least 30 degrees elevation. c. Provide deep vein thrombosis prophylaxis. d. Provide prophylaxis for peptic ulcer disease. e. Swab the mouth with foam swabs every 2 hours.
A patient has been brought to the emergency department after a traumatic amputation of his leg. His skin is pale and very cool, heart rate is 120, respirations are 28, and systolic blood pressure is dropping. From these findings the nurse would estimate that this patient has lost which percent of blood?
1. Less than 15% 2. 15%-30% 3. 30%-40% 4. Over 40%