The nurse, caring for a client with severe burns, realizes that the client's care will progress through specific periods of treatment EXCEPT:
1. acute period.
2. emergent period.
3. rehabilitation period.
4. stabilization period.
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The three periods of treatment in the care of the seriously burned client are the emergent period, the acute period, and the rehabilitation period. There is no stabilization period of burn care.
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This finding is an indication for treatment with A) ciprofloxacin. B) levofloxacin. C) daptomycin. D) polymyxin B.
During an orientation introduction to the organization the staff development nurse notices a wide range of differences among the newly hired staff
The staff development nurse notices an individual of Asian decent, a middle-aged male nurse, and young African-American nurse. This is important to assess these differences because the: 1. Orientation process should address cultural and generational differences to meet individual needs. 2. Orientation process should be uniform, and presented in a traditional classroom atmosphere. 3. Program should focus on the objectives to be learned, not the presentation. 4. Presentation method should be online and computer based.
A nurse considers an audience’s ability to read, comprehend, and act on medical instructions while preparing health education materials. Which of the following factors is the nurse considering?
a.) Health literacy b.) Resilience c.) Social justice d.) Health disparity
When interviewing a client suspected of exhibiting signs of Parkinson's disease, the nurse shows an understanding of the disease's etiology when asking:
1. "Do you recall if any of your relatives had difficulty holding on to things with his or her hands?" 2. "Did I understand correctly that your memory problems started about 5 years ago?" 3. "Is it painful to flex your chin to your chest?" 4. "Did your muscle weakness first occur in your arms or in your legs?"