When taking a client's oral temperature, which of these facts contribute to the accuracy of the results?
a. The client is sitting in an upright position.
b. The client has no allergies to the protective sheath material.
c. The client has not consumed any hot or cold food or beverages for the previous 15 minutes.
d. The client has no company at the bedside.
C
Before beginning, confirm the client has not consumed any hot or cold food or beverages for the previous 15 minutes, as this will alter the accuracy of the reading.
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a. Reduced anxiety b. Improved memory c. More organized thinking d. Fewer sensory perceptual alterations
A client with chronic pain is being discharged from the hospital. When planning the client's pain relief regimen for home, it is most important for the nurse to communicate with which member of the health care team?
a. Advanced practice nurse b. Home health care nurse c. Primary physician d. Psychologist
When a patient came to the emergency department, he signed a general consent for treatment. While waiting to be seen, the patient experiences cardiac arrest and is subsequently resuscitated, stabilized, and admitted to the intensive care unit
The emergency nurse realizes that the patient's consent for resuscitative treatment would be considered: 1. Implied. 2. Informed. 3. Expected. 4. Blanket.
Identify the outcome that best demonstrates a critical care nurse's successful application of the ethical principle of veracity to the care of a client who was diagnosed with late-stage pancreatic cancer
a. The client is aware of his or her diagnosis despite attempts of the family to withhold that information. b. The client is beginning to be able to use simple words to express his or her needs. c. The family has been taught the necessary skills to care for the client at home with the supervision of a home health-care nurse. d. There is no evidence of skin breakdown on bony pressure points, and the client's shoulder and hip on the affected side re-main intact.