A client is admitted to the postoperative unit in the acute care hospital. The nurse gathers data using inspection, such as Standard Text: Select all that apply
1. Color of the skin and mucous membranes
2. Nail bed color
3. Hair growth
4. Respiratory rate
5. Fragility of bones
1,2,3,4
Rationale: The color of body surfaces can be assessed using visual inspection
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The patient reports pain after surgery, ranking it 6 on a scale of 1 to 10 . She tells the nurse, "I don't want to be all doped up. My family is coming to visit and I want to be alert enough to visit with them
" Which of the following medications would likely be most effective for postoperative pain relief without excessive sedation? a. Fentanyl IV b. Morphine IV c. Ibuprofen PO d. Hydrocodone PO
The nurse is determining psychosocial risk factors for a family prior to planning care. Which assessment tool should the nurse use when initially screening families for these health risks?
A) The Friedman Family Assessment Tool B) The Family Ecomap C) The Home Observation for Measurement of the Environment (HOME) D) The Family APGAR
A leader begins the discussion at the first meeting of a new group. Which comment would be most appropriate?
a. "Let's start by establishing some rules for our group." b. "Let's begin with each person here defining his or her problem." c. "I want each person to explain why he or she is attending this group." d. "Talking to family about our group will help us achieve our goals."
During pharmacology class, a nursing professor poses the following question: "We have learned that certain medications, such as fluoroquinolones, are effective because they inhibit bacterial DNA replication
Why don't these medications cause harm to the nonbacterial cells in the body?" Which student nurse answered the question correctly? 1. Student B: "Medications such as fluoroquinolones do not appear to affect human DNA because human DNA is very similar to bacterial cell DNA." 2. Student D: "Human DNA is inherently healthier than bacterial DNA, so medications such as fluoroquinolones do not affect their replication." 3. Student C: "Medications such as fluoroquinolones don't appear to affect human DNA replication because of the difference between the enzymes needed for bacterial and human DNA replication." 4. Student A: "These medications protect healthy human cells while they attempt to disrupt bacterial DNA replication."