A patient has compromised cardiac output. What parameters would the nurse assess to monitor cardiac output most fully?
A) Stroke volume and blood pressure
B) Heart rate and stroke volume
C) Stroke volume and pulse pressure
D) Heart rate and contractility
B
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Utilitarianism is concerned with
a. Showing concern for the best interests of others. b. Creating the greatest good for the greatest number. c. Creating the greatest good for the leader. d. Showing concern for the leader only.
A client tells the nurse therapist that she thinks she may divorce her husband despite the fact that she is 3 months pregnant. Which of the following would be a therapeutic response by the nurse?
1. "It seems that you are you considering a very drastic move." 2. "I wonder if you have considered having an abortion." 3. "Does divorce fit into your religious beliefs?" 4. "Let's discuss this option further."
The nurse has completed medication education with the patient who is receiving nitroglycerine (Nitrostat) as therapy for angina. The nurse determines that additional teaching is necessary when the patient makes which statement?
1. "I can keep taking tablets until the pain is gone, but I should not use more than five tablets." 2. "If my pain is not reduced 5 minutes after taking one tablet I should call EMS." 3. "I should take a tablet as soon as chest pain occurs.." 4. "I can take three tablets, one every 5 minutes."
Which statement best illustrates Erikson's theory of development?
a. The main goal is to establish equilibrium between self and environment. b. One progresses through stages that involve specific psychosocial tasks. c. There are four distinct, sequential levels of cognitive development. d. Cognitive development occurs from birth to around age 15.