A clinic nurse has been assigned a 49-year-old female patient who has a history of diabetes. A recent diagnosis of hypertension has been made, and the patient has been prescribed a thiazide diuretic and labetalol
The patient will be scheduled to return to the clinic once a month for the next 6 months. A priority action by the nurse will be to
A) question the patient about her dietary intake.
B) monitor the patient's blood pressure.
C) weigh the patient.
D) monitor the patient's respiratory rate.
B
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Which union-related activities should this manager expect will be included in the role? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Standard Text: Select all that apply. 1. Actively helping to administer any grievance procedures 2. Participating in issues related to disciplining employees 3. Encouraging union membership 4. Being certain that all disputes within management are public 5. Avoiding collective bargaining
What are safe surrender sites?
A. A place where a mother can safely give up her newborn with no questions asked. B. A facility for teens who are unable to live with their parents. C. A law enforcement action to give up guns in the home to reduce violence. D. A place for teens with substance abuse problems to go to avoid arrest.
A patient in the emergency department (ED) becomes suddenly unresponsive. CPR is initiated. Arterial blood gas results reveal pH 7.225, PaCO2 55, HCO3 15, PaO2 45, SaO2 76%. The nurse would prepare for which priority intervention?
1. Call for a rapid response team. 2. Auscultate the patient's lungs. 3. Place the patient on a 50% humidified mask. 4. Administer endotracheal intubation.
In which way are theory and practice interrelated for the hospital-based nurse researcher?
a. Practice is the operational definition of theory. b. Practice provides the opportunity to test theory. c. Theory provides the evidence on which practice is based. d. Theory generates questions that are used to refine practice.