The nurse is assessing the pain of an 86-year-old man who is recovering from a right hip open reduction procedure. What element would the nurse know it is important to review to best understand the patient's pain?
A) Sleep patterns
B) Family history
C) Genetic history
D) Elimination pattern
A
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A 10-year-old child has had a sunken chest since birth, but has recently been noted to have activity intolerance when playing. Which diagnostic testing does the nurse teach the child and parents about? (Select all that apply.)
A. Chest x-ray B. Chromosome analysis C. ECG and echocardiogram D. Pulmonary function studies E. Ultrasound of the chest
What conclusions can be drawn when comparing the U.S. prison population to the general U.S. adult population? Select all that apply
A. Prisoners were from a low-income, single-parent home. B. Prisoners had been diagnosed with a mental problem and were alcohol or drug abusers. C. Prisoners were exposed to drug trafficking, weapons, and gang violence. D. Prisoners had a lower level of education. E. Prisoners received better and more extensive health care when institutionalized. F. The risk of injury decreases with the amount of time served.
Remove extra linen from the patient's room at the end of the shift and return it to the linen cart.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
C.P. is a 71-year-old married farmer with a past medical history of hernia surgery in 1986 and prostate
surgery in 2005 for benign prostatic hyperplasia. C.P. has smoked for 40 years; for the past 3 years, he has smoked two to three packs per day. Two weeks ago, C.P. visited the local rural health clinic with complaints of a progressive cough and chest congestion. Despite a week of antibiotic therapy, C.P.'s condition continued to worsen; he experienced progressive dyspnea and productive cough, and he began to have night sweats. C.P. refused to be admitted to the hospital because "there's no one to look after the cows," but he agreed to go for a chest x-ray (CXR) study. The radiologist reads C.P.'s CXR film as "left hilar lung mass, probable lung cancer." C.P. is scheduled for a diagnostic fiberoptic bronchoscopy with endobronchial lung biopsy as an outpatient this morning to confirm the diagnosis. What information does a fiberoptic bronchoscopy with endobronchial lung biopsy provide?