A visitor takes the elevator to the eighth floor to visit her husband who is a patient. The visitor overhears two nurses speaking about her husband. They are discussing his possible prognosis and if he should be told
What ethical principle have the nurses violated?
A. Autonomy
B. Confidentiality
C. Beneficence
D. Justice
ANS: B
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a. Collect history information first, then perform the physical examination and institute life-saving measures. b. Simultaneously ask history questions while performing the examination and initiating life-saving measures. c. Collect all information on the history form, including social support patterns, strengths, and coping patterns. d. Perform life-saving measures and delay asking any history questions until the patient is transferred to the intensive care unit.
The nurse assessing a patient with a sacral decubitus finds that the ulcer extends into the muscle and bone. In which stage is this ulcer?
A) I B) II C) III D) IV
Your patient has been diagnosed with pericarditis. Which of the following are signs and symptoms, or a precipitating factor? (Select all that apply.)
a. Sharp pain b. Pain relieved by sitting up c. Pain relieved by resting d. Friction rub heard to right of sternum e. History of kidney failure f. Result of viral infection g. Result of medications such as procaina-mide
The nurse needs to administer an intramuscular (IM) injection to a patient who is 7 months old. Which is the best site for the nurse to use for the injection?
a. Deltoid b. Dorsogluteal c. Ventrogluteal d. Vastus lateralis