A patient in the emergency department states that she fell and hit her head and blacked out for a while but became alert again. The nurse suspects an epidural hematoma. For what should the nurse be diligent to assess?
a. Headache
b. Drowsiness
c. Increasing respiration rate
d. Vomiting
B
Increasing BP, drowsiness, and a widening pulse pressure are indicators of increased ICP.
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A nurse is monitoring a client after moderate sedation. The nurse documents the client's Ramsay Sedation Scale (RSS) score at 3. What action by the nurse is best?
a. Assess the client's gag reflex. b. Begin providing discharge instructions. c. Document findings and continue to monitor. d. Increase oxygen and notify the provider.
The population health nurse is planning the care of a group of clients that addresses one of the three major foci of resolving existing chronic physical health problems. On what should the nurse focus this care?
1. Assisting the clients to adjust to a chronic condition. 2. Providing end-of-life care. 3. Screening for existing chronic conditions. 4. Monitoring health status.
A patient who is being treated for epididymitis stops taking his antibiotics. The nurse realizes that this patient is at risk for developing which health problem?
1. orchitis 2. priapism 3. hydrocele 4. spermatocele
As qualitative researchers near the end of data collection, they may employ the technique of sampling:
A) Critical cases B) Deviant cases C) Typical cases D) Disconfirming cases