The nurse is caring for a client with terminal bone cancer. The client states, "My pain is getting worse and worse and the morphine doesn't help anymore." The nurse determines the client's pain is
A) Acute
B) Chronic
C) Diffuse
D) Malignant
Ans: D
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A nurse is caring for a 70-year-old client with pain related to osteoarthritis. The pain is relatively constant. The client is prescribed pharmacological treatment for the pain
In suggesting alternative therapies to the client, the nurse would consider their effectiveness to be A) less effective in the elderly. B) greater when used in conjunction with pharmacological therapy. C) of no difference. D) more effective in the elderly.
You care for a pregnant woman on home care. Home care is considered skilled if the woman
A) is concerned about her condition. B) develops a complication of pregnancy. C) is more than 3 months pregnant. D) will have FHR monitored every day.
Which nursing actions indicate that a nurse has developed a "surgical conscience"? Select all that apply
1. The nurse stops a surgeon who has contaminated an instrument before it is used on the patient. 2. The nurse discards a urinary catheter kit because the catheter is the wrong size. 3. The nurse uses an instrument from a sterile package that became outdated yesterday. 4. The nurse changes gloves when a possible contamination occurs. 5. The nurse, working alone, touches the inside of a sterile package with ungloved hands but does not discard the contents.
The nurse is checking the reflexes of a neonate. In eliciting the Moro reflex, the nurse would do which of the following?
1. Stimulate the perioral cavity with a finger. 2. Clap hands, or slap the mattress. 3. Stimulate the ball of the infant's foot with firm pressure. 4. Stimulate the pads of the infant's hands with firm pressure.