A 63-year-old woman complains to the nurse that she has insomnia and sleeps only 6 hours a night. Which of the following responses should be made by the nurse?
a. Do you want a sleeping pill?
b. Make sure that you do not nap during the day even if you are tired.
c. Do you feel excessively tired during the day?
d. The nurse practitioner may want to run some simple tests to find out why you are having trouble sleeping.
Answer: c. Do you feel excessively tired during the day?
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a. Care provider bias and poor communication exist. b. Funding is inadequate to give appropriate care to persons with disabilities. c. Many people do not seek care until it is almost too late. d. There is a national shortage of care providers.
Which category of objectives contains the need for the system to be intuitive and easy to use?
a. Patient care b. Information technology c. Efficiency d. Organization
Several tools are used to collect data to facilitate continuous quality improvement. What kind of audits review critical pathways and standardized clinical guidelines?
a. Nursing audits b. Structure audits c. Process audits d. Outcome audits
The nurse is assisting a multiparous postpartum woman to the bathroom for the first time since her delivery 3 hours ago. When the client stands up, blood runs down her legs and pools on the floor. The client turns pale and feels weak. Which is the priority nursing action?
1. Assist the client to empty her bladder. 2. Help the client back to bed to check her fundus. 3. Assess her blood pressure and pulse. 4. Begin an IV of lactated Ringer infusion.