During a medication review session, a patient says, I just do not know why I am taking all of these pills. Based on this piece of subjective data, which diagnosis will the nurse identify?
a. High risk for injury
b. Knowledge deficit
c. High risk for aspiration
d. Anxiety
Answer: b. Knowledge deficit
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The nurse is talking to a patient with chronic pain secondary to psoriatic arthritis in multiple joints about developing a pain management program. Which goal identified by the patient would be realistic for the program?
a. "I would like for all my pain to be gone and not recur in the future." b. "I want to be able to do all the things I used to do before this pain started." c. "I want to control the pain enough to allow me to sleep through the night." d. "My goal is to lead a normal life without experiencing so much pain every day."
The nurse is teaching a childbirth education class. When educating the participants about breast changes during pregnancy, which substance leaking from the breast is anticipated during pregnancy?
1. Blood. 2. Milk. 3. Serum. 4. Colostrum.
An ECG has been ordered for a newly admitted patient. What should the nurse do prior to electrode placement?
A) Clean the skin with providone-iodine solution. B) Ensure that the area for electrode placement is dry. C) Apply tincture of benzoin to the electrode sites and wait for it to become "tacky." D) Gently abrade the skin by rubbing the electrode sites with dry gauze or cloth.
A nurse's research question is, "How does maternal employment among health care professionals affect infant health during the first 6 months of life?" In this question, what is the dependent variable?
a. Infant health b. Maternal employment c. First 6 months of life d. Health care professionals