A patient is unconscious. To keep the person's mouth open during oral hygiene, you need to use:
a. Sponge swabs
b. A padded tongue blade
c. Your fingers
d. An orange stick
B
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Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) can be classified as which of the following? (Select all that apply.)
a. Angina b. Nonischemic c. Non–Q wave d. Q wave
A charge nurse on a busy 40-bed medical/surgical unit is approached by a family member who begins to complain loudly about the quality of care his mother is receiving
His behavior is so disruptive that it is overheard by staff, physicians, and other visitors. The family member rejects any attempt to intervene therapeutically to resolve the issue. He leaves the unit abruptly, and the nurse is left feeling frustrated. Which behavior by the charge nurse best illustrates refined lea-dership skills in an emotionally intelligent practitioner? a. Reflect to gain insight into how the situa-tion could be handled differently in the future. b. Try to catch up with the angry family member to resolve the concern. c. Discuss the concern with the patient after the family member has left. d. Notify nursing administration of the situa-tion.
The nurse is assessing a patient who is prescribed an anticholinergic agent. Which assessment finding indicates the patient is experiencing an adverse reaction to the drug?
1) GI bleeding 2) Hepatic necrosis 3) Diarrhea 4) Paralytic ileus
In an experiment to test if the removing of tegaderm fast or slow is less painful (n=12) the ‘n' represents:
a. The number of tegaderm per participant b. The number of times the tegaderm was removed slowly c. The number of times the tegaderm was removed fast d. The number of participants