A patient has just been diagnosed with Guillain-Barré syndrome and is experiencing ascending, symmetrical muscle weakness and paralysis. Which nursing intervention could best help prevent complications of immobility?
A) Assess strength of neck flexor muscles.
B) Promote use of antiembolism stockings.
C) Assist with plasmapheresis treatment.
D) Administer intravenous immunoglobulin.
B
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When assessing an older adult client for pain, the nurse should recognize which of these statements as TRUE?
a. Older clients often do not report pain for fear of being considered "complainers." b. Older clients request pain medication more frequently to prevent complications. c. Older clients believe that taking pain medication will hasten death. d. Older clients have little experience with the increased efficacy of current pain medications.
The Quality and Safety Education in Nursing (QSEN) project developed competencies based on work completed by:
a. HRSA. b. TIGER. c. IOM. d. AMIA 10x10.
On the basis of the changing demographics of the United States, which of the following services are likely to consume an increasing percentage of the national expenditures for health care?
1. services for pregnant teenagers 2. long-term care for the elderly 3. treatment of the leading causes of illness for whites 4. services to Native-Americans
A new nurse is confused by the terminology used by the electronic health record (EHR). When the nurse complains to the precepting nurse, the best explanation by the preceptor is that this occurs because
a. many systems interact with each other and need a standardized language. b. nursing is not the only discipline to use the EHR, so wording reflects this. c. terminology used by the EHR is driven by financial reimbursement needs. d. the system was designed by people in computer and information sciences.