A nurse researcher is reviewing the literature evaluating patient outcomes and the increased use of UAP with decreased RN staffing. What does the researcher find in the literature?
A) Decreased incidence of client falls
B) Improved rates of wound healing
C) A greater number of medication errors
D) Less physical restraint use
C
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a. normal flora. b. inflammatory response. c. immune response. d. humoral immunity.
Which is the best guideline for avoiding legal problems in your nursing practice?
a. Use the same work practices as your peers. b. Let the patient establish the limits. c. Use your common sense. d. Follow your institution's policies.
A nursing priority in any care situation is the establishment and maintenance of a patent airway. Which of the following patients would likely require medical and nursing interventions to protect the airway?
A) A patient who has developed septic shock during treatment for severe burns B) A patient who has gone into anaphylactic shock after inadvertently eating shellfish C) A patient whose myocardial infarction has resulted in cardiogenic shock D) A patient who has gone into hypovolemic shock as a result of injury to the femoral artery
Which one of the following characteristics is typical of the carotid pulse?
You are conducting a workshop on the measurement of jugular venous pulsation. As part of your instruction, you tell the students to make sure that they can distinguish between the jugular venous pulsation and the carotid pulse. A) Palpable B) Soft, rapid, undulating quality C) Pulsation eliminated by light pressure on the vessel D) Level of pulsation changes with changes in position