A nurse prepares a patient with an ileal conduit to be discharged to his home. Which of the following is a normal finding following this procedure?
A) The stoma should be pale to light pink in color.
B) The stoma usually stabilizes within 6 months.
C) Most stomas are flush with the abdominal surface.
D) Mucus in the urine is a normal finding.
D
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A. 5 tuberculin units intramuscular PPD injection and if negative repeat with same dose one week later B. 5 tuberculin units intradermal PPD injection and if negative repeat with same dose one week later C. Chest x-ray at the same time of PPD testing D. 5 tuberculin units intradermal PPD injection and if positive repeat same dose in one week
A nurse is using a structured care methodology that follows a set of steps based on a clinician's decision process to help standardize nursing care plans. What is the term for this element of a structured care methodology?
A) algorithm C) standard of care B) national guidelines D) clinical practice guideline
A new nursing graduate asks the psychiatric nurse manager how to best classify suicide. Which is the nurse manager's best reply?
A. "Suicide is a DSM-5 diagnosis." B. "Suicide is a mental disorder." C. "Suicide is a behavior." D. "Suicide is an antisocial affliction."
An adult diagnosed with a serious mental illness says, "I do not need help with money management. I have excellent ideas about investments." This patient usually does not have money to buy groceries by the middle of the month
The nurse assesses the patient as demonstrating: a. rationalization. b. identification. c. anosognosia. d. projection.