An inefficient contraction of the heart that fails to transmit a pulse wave to the peripheral pulse site creates a ____________
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
pulse deficit
An inefficient contraction of the heart that fails to transmit a pulse wave to the peripheral pulse site creates a pulse deficit. Pulse deficits frequently are associated with dysrhythmias and warn of potentially decreased cardiac function.
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a. Focus on correct medical terminology. b. Begin the sessions the day before surgery. c. Give the client and family a test following the sessions. d. Use more than one teaching medium.
The nurse is caring for a client who has a written care plan identifying the expected outcomes of care. The nurse should do which of the following to facilitate outcome attainment by that client?
1. Focus on the routine tasks of care, such as giving medications. 2. Work as an independent practitioner without influence from other team members. 3. Focus on only one or two major client problems. 4. Work to maintain continuity of care.
Zaleznik and the researchers at the Boston Psychoanalytic Institute were interested in combining the
a. Psychodynamic approach with clinical practice b. Psychoanalysis with organizational role analysis c. Work world with socio-technical systems d. Work world with the world of psychoanalysis
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a. A balance between knowledge and caring b. Patient care directed at symptom management c. Treatment that will not achieve its therapeutic goal d. Care that identifies which life-sustaining treatment a patient desires