A nurse has completed examining a client's nose and sinuses and is about to examine the client's mouth and throat. Which of the following would be most important for the nurse to do?
A) Warm the hands
B) Put on gloves
C) Obtain a tuning fork
D) Collect a saliva specimen
B
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A client with chronic back pain reports to the nurse that since diagnosis, family and friends have been making negative comments because the pain has been going on for so long
What negative reactions to the client's chronic nature of illness would the nurse expect to hear? Select all that apply. A) Ignoring the client's concerns and complaints B) Getting angry with the client C) Telling the client he is faking illness D) Suggesting that the pain has a psychological basis E) Telling the client that he needs to see another physician
When the CAGE questionnaire is used to guide the assessment of alcohol misuse, the nurse would ask which questions?
1. Have you ever crashed overnight in an unfamiliar area, arrived late for work, given up family and friends, or escaped arrest by the law? 2. Have you ever felt the need to cut down on drinking, felt annoyed by criticism of your drinking, ever had guilty feelings about your drinking, or ever had an eye opener first thing in the morning to get rid of a hangover? 3. Have you ever had a big crisis that led to arrest and grief from your family and friends and tried to explain away your actions? 4. Have you called off or were absent from work because you had too much to drink and needed to sleep it off?
The nurse informatics (NI) specialist incorporates nursing science, computer science, and infor-mation science to support nursing in utilization of the data collection. Priorities for an NI special-ist include
a. developing computer information systems for the hospital. b. incorporating common nursing nomencla-ture into the system. c. researching evidence-based practice. d. developing restrictions of certain patient information to insurance companies.
What would you document about this incident?
What will be an ideal response?