A patient is diagnosed with Prinzmetal angina. Which assessment findings would the nurse attribute to this diagnosis?
1. The patient experiences lightheadedness that occurs at rest.
2. The patient has chest pain that lasts several hours.
3. The patient can predict the level of activity that will cause the pain.
4. The patient is awakened from sleep by chest pain.
5. The patient has chest pain that is not related to physical activity.
4, 5
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The occupational health nurse is determining an employee's fitness to return to work. What should be the focus of this assessment?
1. Modify the work environment to promote a return to work. 2. Advocate for environmental modifications to prevent recurrent problems. 3. Modify the work environment to accommodate limitations due to disability. 4. Monitor treatment effects and disease status.
The patient's family brings him to the emergency department because he has been threatening suicide. The patient tells the nurse that he is too hungry to talk and she should just go away
The nurse decides to bring the patient some food before she does a complete assessment. Whose theory would most support the nurse's action? 1. Peplau 2. Orlando 3. Neuman 4. Leininger
The statement, "Nursing is a caring profession that focuses on helping people be as healthy as possible," is an example of a:
a. concept. b. construct. c. philosophy. d. model.
A nurse is caring for a 40 weeks' gestation neonate. The neonate is 12 hours post-birth and has been admitted to the NICU for meconium aspiration
The nurse recalls that the following are potential complications related to meconium aspiration (select all that apply): A) Obstructed airway B) Hyperinflation of the alveoli C) Hypoinflation of the alveoli D) Decreased surfactant proteins