A nurse is caring for a client with chronic kidney failure. What should the nurse teach the client to limit the intake of to help control uremia associated with end stage renal disease (ESRD)
a. fluid
b. protein
c. sodium
d. potassium
Answer: b. protein
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While helping patients with values clarification and care decisions, nurses should:
a. convince the patient to do what the nurse believes is best. b. give advice about what the nurse would do. c. tell the patient what the right thing to do is. d. provide information so that the patient can make informed decisions.
The ICU staff has been dealing with several distractions over the last week. There was a scheduling error caused by a change in the staffing matrix and miscommunication between management and administration
The staff is also caring for a client whose family has been verbally abusive and threatening. The manager notes an increase in absenteeism with the staff over the past 2 days. To which of these distractions is the absenteeism most likely related? 1. The staffing dilemma caused by the scheduler 2. The change in the staffing matrix 3. The decline in staff morale due to a hostile environment 4. The miscommunication between management and nursing administration
After teaching a group of nursing students about cholinergic drugs, the instructor determines a need for additional teaching when the students identify which drug as being administered orally?
A) Ambenonium B) Bethanechol C) Pyridostigmine D) Edrophonium
Which of the following are components of the Institute for Healthcare Improvement's (IHI's) ventilator bundle? (Select all that apply.)
a. Interrupt sedation each day to assess readiness to extubate. b. Maintain head of bed at least 30 degrees elevation. c. Provide deep vein thrombosis prophylaxis. d. Provide prophylaxis for peptic ulcer disease. e. Swab the mouth with foam swabs every 2 hours.