After being medicated for postoperative pain an older patient becomes agitated and combative. Since this behavior has not been previously demonstrated the nurse conducts additional assessment for which most likely condition?
1. Depression
2. Delirium
3. Drug toxicity
4. Dementia
Answer: 2
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A patient has heart failure. His physician's orders include complete bed rest. The nurse knows that this order means he
a. is encouraged to rest as much as possible. b. is confined to bed but may assume responsibility for all of his personal care. c. is confined to bed but is allowed to go to the bathroom as needed. d. must remain as quiet as possible, with any task requiring physical effort done for him.
The primary characteristics used to analyze an open system include:
a. structure, purpose, and functions. b. sub-system, target system, and super-system. c. boundary, attributes, and environment. d. hierarchical, web, and hybrid.
Which issue is a deterrent to global interoperability?
a. Multiple terminologies used in describing and documenting healthcare b. The development of an international standard clinical terminology c. The development of clinical data models such as HL7 CDA documents d. The use of openEHR Archetypes
What is the maximum recommended total gram weight of salt an adult should eat in a day?
a. 0.06 b. 0.6 c. 6.0 d. 60.0