Certain patients and residents tend to wander. Who needs to know who they are?
a. The nursing team involved in their care
b. The health team
c. The nursing assistants
d. The entire staff
D
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Which of the following assessments should be made before administering a new medication?
A) Determine the patient's past medication history. B) Evaluate the patient's health beliefs. C) Instruct the patient on the effect of the medication. D) Teach the patient about the desired outcomes of drug therapy.
While recording in a patient's medical record, the nurse notices that a patient's Hematest results are positive. This finding means that there is(are):
a. Crystals in his urine. b. Parasites in his stool. c. Occult blood in his stool. d. Bacteria in his sputum.
Marissa, a 42-year-old female, has been experiencing chronic back pain. She sees her health-care provider, who tells her that she needs to have expensive diagnostic tests done to determine the cause
Because Marissa has no health insurance and does not qualify for Medicaid, her health-care provider gives her a prescription for pain control and sends her home. Which of the following roles should the nurse assume in Marissa's case to assure the best outcome for her? a. Advocate b. Coordinator of care c. Emotional support coach d. Professional consultant
On the basis of the nurse's assessment of kidney function for an adult patient, which finding is normal?
a. 10 mL/hr b. 20 mL/hr c. 30 mL/hr d. 100 mL/hr