How does Watson describe caring consciousness in nursing?
A) A relationship with patients based on process
B) Physical presence with patients
C) Touching patients when giving care
D) Listening to the patient
A
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The nurse is providing care to a client who is diagnosed with hypertension. Which response by the nurse is an appropriate example of informational confrontation with the client?
A) "I noticed you rubbing your head and your eyes, are you hurting? Let's take your blood pressure." B) "I heard raised voices when I was coming down the hall to your room. Are you upset?" C) "It is 3 p.m. and time to take your blood pressure before I give you your medication." D) "Is the blood pressure medication making your head hurt?"
A patient's arterial blood gases (ABGs) are as follows: pH 7.30, PaCO2 30 mm Hg, HCO3 14 mEq/L, and PaO2 50. The nurse evaluates these ABGs as representing which acid-base imbalance?
1. Uncompensated respiratory alkalosis with moderate hypoxemia 2. Compensated metabolic acidosis with severe hypoxemia 3. Partially compensated metabolic acidosis with moderate hypoxemia 4. Partially compensated respiratory alkalosis with mild hypoxemia
A patient diagnosed with a femur fracture is experiencing sudden dyspnea, pleuritic chest pain, syncope with movement, cyanosis, tachycardia, and tachypnea. What should be the nurse's first action?
1. Raise the head of the bed (HOB). 2. Administer oxygen per nasal cannula for the cyanosis and dyspnea. 3. Provide reassurance and keep the patient calm by staying with the patient. 4. Evaluate urinary output to assess cardiac output.
A 6-week-old infant has been vomiting, has diarrhea, and is sneezing but the temperature is normal. What should the nurse suspect as causing this child's symptoms?
A) Pneumonia B) A pollen-based allergy C) Cystic fibrosis D) A common cold