The nurse is performing an assessment on a patient admitted for diagnostic testing to rule out fibromyalgia. Which assessment finding would indicate that the patient actually may have the disorder?
a. A decreased response to painful stimuli
b. A pain response to nonpainful stimuli
c. No response to painful stimuli
d. Numbness and tingling in response to painful stimuli
B
Allodynia, pain response to nonpainful stimuli, is one of the signs typically seen in the patient with fibromyalgia. Patients with fibromyalgia often experience hyperalgesia, which is a heigh-tened response to painful stimuli.
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A) take his medication as scheduled. B) receive 500 cc of normal saline immediately prior to dialysis. C) take 40 mg of propranolol at the regularly scheduled time. D) take his medication 6 or more hours before dialysis.
A meta-synthesis is essentially a literature review of prior qualitative research about a particular phenomenon
A) True B) False
Double-bagging is needed when:
a. Droplet or Contact Precautions are used b. The outside of the bag is soiled c. The inside of the bag is soiled d. Transmission-Based Precautions are or-dered.
Which nursing action demonstrates compliance with the American Nurses Association (ANA) principles for social networking by nurses?
A) Strictly avoiding the use of social networking in a professional setting B) Participating in the development of institutional policies governing online conduct C) Ignoring any information that appears to have the potential to harm a patient's welfare D) Realizing that social networking is not related to a nurse's professional boundaries