Which of the following is the most important nursing action that may help clients who undergo a knee or hip replacement?
A) Provide crutches to the client.
B) Assist in early ambulation.
C) Use a continuous passive motion (CPM) machine.
D) Encourage expressions of anxiety or depression.
B
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A nurse responds to the call bell and finds another nurse evacuating the client from the room because a garbage can has caught fire. Which of the following actions should the nurse take first?
A) Evacuate the unit. B) Pull the fire alarm lever. C) Confine the fire. D) Extinguish the fire.
In Lewin's Force Field Analysis Model, which two forces affect change?
1. Power and coercion 2. Driving forces and restraining forces 3. Reward and punishment 4. Discontentment and challenge
A nurse is preparing to administer a prescribed cardiotonic to a client. The nurse understands that the drug is being administered to achieve which of the following? Select all that apply
A) Improved myocardial contractility B) Increased myocardial efficiency C) Increased blood pressure D) Increased peripheral edema E) Improved profusion to all body tissues
The jugular veins are observed as the patient goes from the sitting to the supine position and again when the patient is
a. sitting. c. supine. b. standing. d. in a lateral decubitus position.