Protocols are standardized practices and procedures for the care of patients.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
True
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The nurse is admitting a patient who speaks very little English. What is the most appropriate method to use to ensure the patient understands the instructions?
a. Obtain a hospital interpreter. b. Ask a family member to interpret. c. Ask other staff for help. d. Incorporate sign language.
An individual being treated in the emergency room is found to have flushed, dry skin and sensorium that alternates between clouded and clear. A friend reveals the patient has not voided or ingested food or fluid in 18 hours
When the health care provider diagnoses fever of unknown origin, the plan is to make an effort to orally hydrate before attempting to start an IV line. The intervention most likely to be effective will be: a. placing a pitcher of water at the patient's bedside. b. placing a "force fluids" sign at the head of the bed. c. asking the friend to give the patient a drink whenever the patient is alert. d. staying with the patient to ensure that a glass of liquid is ingested once every hour.
A device to help prevent pressure injuries that contains air chambers that are constantly being inflated and deflated is called a(n)
A. Gel-filled flotation pad. B. Alternating pressure mattress. C. Specialty bed. D. Egg-crate mattress.
A young female patient is being treated for hypertension. The nurse would be most concerned if the patient became pregnant while taking which drug?
1. Enalapril (Vasotec) 2. Potassium supplement 3. Doxazosin (Cardura) 4. Hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ)