A patient has been comatose and in the intensive care unit since having a stroke four days ago. Palliative care interventions were formally initiated yesterday. The nurse would evaluate that these strategies were effective if which situations occur?
1. The family begins to ask questions about requesting a do-not-resuscitate order.
2. The need for a family meeting has been eliminated.
3. The patient is less restless.
4. The primary physician and neurologist consult agree that the patient's prognosis is grim.
5. The patient's daughter asks that the nurse not allow the patient's ex-husband to visit.
1, 3, 4
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A) Apply the paddles directly to the patient's skin. B) Use a conducting medium between the paddles and the skin. C) Always use a petroleum-based gel between the paddles and the skin. D) Any available liquid can be used between the paddles and the skin.
The nurse researcher selects matching as a technique in a research study. What does the technique of matching in a sampling strategy contribute to the research?
a. Improved overall design of the study b. Elimination of the need for a control group c. Increased equivalency of the comparison group d. Reduced sample size; subjects serve as their own controls
A patient who is homeless has not followed through with getting an influenza vaccination. What response by the nurse to a student is most appropriate?
a. "It's hard to be proactive when you are hungry." b. "If the patient would just come in, we have the shot." c. "These patients never follow through on directions. d. "Too bad we can't take the shot to him where he is."