Your client is describing the pain in the back of his leg as burning, shooting pain with a level of 8 on a scale of 1 to 10. You know that this pain is likely _____ pain
1. nociceptive
2. visceral
3. neuropathic
4. somatic
ANS: 3
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A. Appropriate B. Sensitive C. Designated D. Competent
A women with a dysfunctional labor pattern is undergoing labor augmentation. The client is currently having regular contractions of moderate-to-firm intensity that last 30 to 60 seconds every 4 to 5 minutes
The fetal heart tracing is within normal limits. Which action should the nurse take? a. Immediately turn off the oxytocin. b. Increase the oxytocin according to protocol. c. Maintain the current dose of oxytocin. d. Increase intravenous fluids.
A nurse is caring for a patient who is newly diagnosed with diabetes mellitus type B. The patient requires teaching about antidiabetic medications, including when to take them,
what effects are expected, and negative side effects to report if they occur. When formulating a nursing diagnosis for this patient, the nurse selects 1. "Deficient knowledge." 2. "Diabetes knowledge deficit." 3. "Risk for deficient knowledge." 4. "Readiness for enhanced knowledge."
A work group has completed its first task and meets to evaluate its work prior to engaging in its next task. The leader should recognize which team member comment as requiring restatement, redirection, or refinement?
1. "I sure was frustrated when we were just setting goals, but it was good once we got underway." 2. "We always get bogged down and waste time." 3. "I got to appreciate Sally's wild ideas more once one of her ideas got us past being stuck last week." 4. "We did an especially good job of writing down our recommendations clearly before posting them."