A patient suffering from lung cancer experiences nausea and vomiting. When rendering palliative care, what is the best action for the nurse to take?
A. Reducing fatigue
B. Offering high-protein food
C. Administering analgesics
D. Increasing patient's fluid intake of milk and fruit juice
C
Palliative care is a philosophy of total care. A palliative care approach ensures that a patient experiences a good death, free of avoidable pain and suffering, in accord with the patient's and family's wishes.
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Upon assessment, the nurse notes the following findings: oxygen saturation of 93% on room air, breath sounds reveal crackles bilateral bases, P 110 bpm, R 22 breaths per min, BP 110/60 mmHg. Which is the priority psychosocial nursing diagnosis for this client? A) Social Isolation B) Impaired Gas Exchange C) Noncompliance D) Interrupted Family Process
When assessing the patient's cognitive function, the nurse would evaluate which parameter?
1. Ability to smell items placed under the nose while eyes are closed 2. Orientation to time, place, and person, and ability to recall recent and past events 3. Ability to walk with a smooth, steady gait 4. Level of consciousness
Selman has theorized about adolescents' cognitive development between early and late childhood and has theorized that an adolescent will by late childhood develop the ability to:
a. converse in a reasonable manner with adults b. make right choices 90% of the time c. see the reasoning behind others' behavior d. do more than one complex task at a time
The physician has ordered intravenous phenytoin (Dilantin). The patient is also receiving 5% dextrose in water (D5W) intravenously (IV). What will the nurse plan to do before administering this medication?
1. Use a large vein for the infusion. 2. Use an intravenous (IV) line with a filter. 3. Flush the intravenous (IV) line with saline. 4. Monitor the patient for hypertension. 5. Monitor the patient for Stevens-Johnson Syndrome.