A nurse is reviewing the admission blood work of an adult woman who presented with complaints of progressive fatigue over the past several weeks. The woman's subsequent blood work is indicative of iron-deficiency anemia
What assessment question by the nurse most directly addresses the potential cause of the woman's iron deficiency?
A) "Would you say that you tend to eat a well-balanced diet?"
B) "Have you noticed lately that you are passing less urine or that your urine is quite dilute?"
C) "Have you seen any blood when you have had a bowel movement in recent weeks?"
D) "Have you had a bad cold or a case of the flu in the past few weeks?"
C
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When the skin of the anterior chest stays pinched for a few seconds during a client's admission assessment, how should this finding be documented?
a. "dehydrated" c. "loose skin-turgor" b. "fair hydration" d. "normal hydration"
A patient with a urinary tract infection is also receiving anticoagulant therapy with warfarin. Which of the following statements most accurately describes the efficacy of fluoroquinolones for this patient?
a. Fluoroquinolones have no effect on the prothrombin time. b. Fluoroquinolones shorten the prothrombin time. c. Fluoroquinolones prolong the prothrombin time. d. Fluoroquinolones have an uncertain effect on prothrombin time.
A client is hospitalized for chemotherapy following a mastectomy for stage IV breast cancer. What should the nurse recognize about the client's cancer?
a. It involved the proximal lymph nodes. b. It involved the distal lymph nodes. c. It had metastasized prior to surgery. d. It was larger than 5 centimeters in diameter.
In regard to research and evidence-based practice, the National League of Nursing (NLN) expects nurses at the master's level to do which of the following? (Select all that apply.)
a. Design research studies b. Publish research finding c. Formulate research questions d. Evaluate the effect of evidence-based solutions on nursing problems e. Implement research studies