A registered nurse is caring for a postoperative patient whose systolic blood pressure has dropped 10 points during his shift. He remembers that this was similar to a situation that happened in the past when the patient developed an internal bleed
The nurse's thoughts are best described as which of the following? A. Intuition
B. Critical thinking
C. Nursing process
D. Reflection
D
Reflection is a part of critical thinking that involves the process of purposefully thinking about or recalling a situation to discover its purpose or meaning.
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A) Reduced deep tendon reflexes B) Uncontrolled hypertension and hyperthermia C) Tachycardia, tachypnea, and hyperventilation D) Rapid, agitated speech and anxious look
A nurse is participating in a vaccination clinic at the local free clinic. The nurse is explaining to several mothers that vaccinations are meant to prevent infectious diseases
Which vaccine programs have been the most successful? (Mark all that apply.) Programs for the prevention of: A) Polio B) Diphtheria C) Hepatitis D) Tuberculosis E) Pertusis
What specific gravity of the urine is desired so that hemorrhagic cystitis is prevented?
a. 1.035 b. 1.030 c. 1.025 d. 1.005
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1. Restlessness 2. Pain 3. Kidney distention 4. Adequacy of fluid intake 5. Lethargy