What do standards of care measure?
A) Minimal levels of care
B) Optimal levels of care
C) Universal and cultural standards of practice
D) Levels of gross negligence
A
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a. Tell the nurse she is right to monitor the patient's activity. b. Inform the nurse that not all homeless people will steal. c. Educate the nurse that hunger might make the patient steal. d. Remind the nurse to initiate a social work consultation.
A client had a dislocated shoulder, and when healing, the client had insufficient deposits of collagen during the repair stage. What complication is the nurse aware can occur from this lack of collagen?
A) Carpal tunnel syndrome B) Compartment syndrome C) Volkmann's contracture D) Recurrent dislocations
The nurse is preparing to begin the thoracic assessment of a patient. What is the initial step of the thoracic assessment?
a. Percussion of the lateral thorax b. Palpation of the anterior thorax c. Measurement of the respiratory rate d. Inspection of the posterior thorax
You assess C.P. 2 hours after the thoracentesis. Which information is important to report to
the physician? a. C.P. complains of occasional chest pain when taking deep breaths. b. C.P. has a small amount of serosanguineous drainage on the dressing. c. C.P. has a blood pressure of 90/50 mm Hg and some increase in dyspnea. d. C.P. states that he has some burning and stinging at the thoracentesis site.