Which patient should not be offered a back rub at bedtime?
A) A patient with a blood pressure of 140/88 with a medical diagnosis of cerebrovascular accident (CVA).
B) A patient with a respiratory rate of 22 and medical diagnosis of emphysema.
C) A patient with a blood pressure of 80/40, atrial fibrillation, and medical diagnosis of myocardial infarction (MI).
D) A patient with a pulse of 50, blood pressure of 100/50, and medical diagnosis of congestive heart failure (CHF).
C
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The nurse is preparing a client in her second trimester for a three-dimensional ultrasound examination. Which statement indicates that teaching had been effective?
1. "If the ultrasound is normal, it means my baby has no abnormalities." 2. "The nuchal translucency measurement will diagnose Down syndrome." 3. "I might be able to see who the baby looks like with the ultrasound." 4. "Measuring the length of my cervix will determine if I will deliver early."
To obtain a measurement of skinfold thickness of your patient's triceps, you would ask the patient to relax in his chair and then you would take the measurement
a. on the upper part of his dominant arm. b. while you grasp the skin and pull it free from the muscle. c. recording the finding to the nearest 1 mm. d. twice on each arm and average the findings.
Jeff, the manager of security at Methodist Hospital, has required that all of his security guards attend de-escalation training. The workplace violence prevention strategy Jeff is promoting is:
a. hazard prevention. b. environmental designs. c. behavior modification. d. administrative control.
A high school student calls to ask the nurse for advice on how to care for a new navel piercing. Which response by the nurse is appropriate?
1. "Avoid contact with another person's bodily fluids until the area is well healed." 2. "Do not move or turn the jewelry for the first 3 days." 3. "Apply lotion to the area, rubbing gently, to prevent skin from becoming dry and irritated." 4. "Apply warm soaks to the area for the first 2 days to minimize swelling."