Describe how a problem-oriented medical record (POMR) is organized.
What will be an ideal response?
Answers will vary. In this system the chart is organized according to a numbered list of problems or diagnoses.
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The nurse is assessing an African American client whose cultural background is different from the cultural background of the nurse. The client has symptoms of metabolic acidosis
Which of the following situations would illustrate prejudice on the nurse's part? 1. Making an assumption that all members of each culture are alike 2. Understanding that all culture members will have the same beliefs 3. Bringing previous negative information and experiences into this situation 4. Taking general knowledge from literature and applying it to the situation
The nurse provides teaching for the family of a 5-year-old patient who has a one-and-a-half hip spica cast. Which of the following recommendations should the nurse include in patient teach-ing?
a. The patient can sit in a chair with a dry cast if propped carefully. b. Large casts dry from the outside to the inside. c. Several people are needed to safely turn and move the patient. d. Turn and position the patient with the ab-duction bar.
What caused her loss of consciousness?
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