A patient reports chest pain, nausea, and vomiting off and on for the last 4 days, which the patient interpreted as the flu. What laboratory test will provide information about acute cardiac damage for this patient?
A. Troponin I and T
B. Red blood cells
C. Homocysteine and platelets
D. CK-MB
Answer: A
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A pediatric nurse is emotionally distraught by the death of a 9-year-old girl who received care on the unit over the course of many admissions spanning several years. What action is the most appropriate response to the nurse's own grief?
A) Take time off from work to mourn the death. B) Post mementos of the patient on the unit. C) Solicit emotional support from the patient's family. D) Attend the patient's memorial service.
The nursing instructor is discussing postoperative care with a group of nursing students. A student nurse asks, "Why does the patient go to the PACU instead of just going straight up to the postsurgical unit?"
What is the nursing instructor's best response? A) "The PACU allows the patient to recover from anesthesia in a stimulating environment to facilitate awakening and reorientation." B) "The PACU allows the patient to recover from the effects of anesthesia, and the patient stays in the PACU until he or she is oriented, has stable vital signs, and is without complications." C) "Frequently, patients are placed in the medical–surgical unit to recover, but hospitals are usually short of beds, and the PACU is an excellent place to triage patients." D) "Patients remain in the PACU for a predetermined time because the surgeon will often need to reinforce or alter the patient's incision in the hours following surgery."
Which finding indicates successful completion of an individual's grieving process?
a. For 2 years after her husband's death, a widow has kept her husband's belongings in their usual places. b. After 15 months, a widower realistically remembers both the pleasures and disappointments of his relationship with his wife. c. Three years after her husband's death, a widow talks about her husband as if he is alive and weeps when others mention his name. d. Eighteen months after a spouse's death, a person says, "I have never cried or had feelings of loss, even though we were very close.".
A nurse notices a particular nursing intervention is not successful in helping patients achieve their health care goals and decides to study the issue. What should the nurse do first?
1. Identify the problem. 2. Design the sampling plan. 3. Conduct a literature review. 4. Conduct a pilot study.