A client needs to learn how to palpate his pulse before taking a prescribed heart medication. Before beginning the client teaching, the nurse needs to evaluate which of the following?
a. The client's cardiac status c. The client's psychomotor abilities
b. The client's reading level d. The client's education level
ANS: C
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1. Not wanting to leave the scene until work is finished 2. Denying the need for rest and recovery time 3. Inability to engage in problem solving 4. Profound sadness, grief, and anger toward an abnormal event
A nursing student is preparing a presentation on arthritis. The nursing student knows that differ-ences between osteoarthritis (OA) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) include that: (Select all that ap-ply.)
a. both OA and RA have an acute onset in older adults. b. OA is a localized process, whereas RA may be systemic. c. OA usually impacts distal interphalangeal joints; RA impacts proximal interphalan-geal joints. d. both OA and RA present with joint stiff-ness lasting 20-30 minutes after rest. e. initial treatment of both OA and RA is usually nonpharmacological using heat or exercise.
You are caring for a patient with right ventricular failure. What might have caused this diagnosis in your patient?
A) Mitral valve regurgitation B) Aortic stenosis C) Aortic regurgitation D) Mitral valve stenosis
Gram positive bactera wll stain what color with a gram stain test?
a. pink b. purple c. yellow d. orange