Which of the following patient care concerns is clearly a nursing responsibility?
A) prescribing medications C) ordering diagnostic examinations
B) monitoring health status changes D) performing surgical procedures
B
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Which of the following best describes Peplau's theory on therapeutic use of self?
a. Putting patients' needs ahead of your own b. Providing excellent clinical skills to improve patients' health status c. Using excellent interpersonal skills to help patients improve their health status d. Self-protection through avoidance of a relationship with the patient
The nurse is caring for a postoperative client on the medical-surgical unit following a total left hip replacement the previous day. During the assessment, the nurse notes that the client's left leg is cool, with weak pedal pulses
What is the nurse's first action? a. Assess circulatory status of the right leg. b. Notify the surgeon immediately. c. Measure leg circumference at the calf. d. Check for bilateral Homans' signs.
What is the nurse's best action for the client whose serum chloride level is 101 mEq/L?
A. Document the finding as the only action. B. Assess the client's deep tendon reflexes. C. Urge the client to drink more water. D. Notify the physician.
The nurse is caring for a frail elderly client who has a chronic pressure ulcer. The nurse understands that this wound is not healing due to: Select all that apply
1. An inadequate blood supply in the tissue. 2. Repeated prolonged insults to the tissue. 3. Disruptive underlying pathologic processes. 4. Recent trauma. 5. Pneumonia.