The nursing care of bariatric patients is much like the care of patients of normal size.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
False
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Which of these symptoms is associated with left-sided heart failure?
a. increased sputum production c. increased blood pressure b. cyanosis d. edema of the ankles and lower legs
A nurse reads that a case involving the care provided in a hospital will be reviewed by the United States Supreme Court. The nurse suspects that which situations could have occurred?
Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Select all that apply. 1. The case involves a constitutional issue. 2. Two lower federal courts have reached different conclusions in the case. 3. The hospital involved is a military hospital. 4. The care in question included the suspicion of premeditated homicide. 5. The patient involved in the case was an undocumented alien.
The client was receiving 10 mg of morphine parenterally every 4 hours for acute pain. His discharge medications include an oral combination opioid/NSAID preparation, oxycodone. What dosage would be considered equianalgesic to the morphine dose?
A. 10 mg B. 30 mg C. 60 mg D. 120 mg
A major change in medical ethics that affected nursing occurred when the Western secular belief system shifted emphasis from duties to
a. individual autonomy and rights. b. satisfying Medicare regulations. c. the cost-effectiveness of care. d. nonmaleficence.