A hospitalized client with chronic renal failure has returned to the nursing unit after a hemodialysis treatment. Which parameters contained in the predialysis and postdialysis documentation does the nurse utilize to determine if the procedure was effective?
A. Weight and BUN
B. Blood pressure and weight
C. Potassium and creatinine levels
D. Blood urea nitrogen (BUN) and creatinine levels
Ans: B. Blood pressure and weight
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Communication skills are most essential for the nurse:
a. when they become nurse managers. b. except when delegation is required. c. to decrease nurse-family interaction. d. to obtain information from patients.
A nurse is suspected of abusing narcotics. A thorough investigation has been performed, and the nurse will now be notified of the suspicion and investigation. How should this notification be handled?
1. A certified letter outlining the accusation and investigation should be sent to the nurse's home. 2. A certified letter outlining the accusation and investigation should be sent to the nurse at work. 3. The nurse should be contacted and asked to make an appointment with the nurse executive without giving cause. 4. The nurse should be approached at work with no prior notice and asked to come to the nurse executive's office.
Using the homogeneity approach to controlling confounding variables can reduce:
A) Interaction effects B) External validity C) Contamination of treatments D) Internal validity
A patient hospitalized with chronic heart failure eats only about 50% of each meal and reports "feeling too tired to eat." Which action should the nurse take first?
a. Teach the patient about the importance of good nutrition. b. Serve multiple small feedings of high-calorie, high-protein foods. c. Obtain an order for enteral feedings of liquid nutritional supplements. d. Consult with the health care provider about providing parenteral nutrition (PN).