The LPN, assisting in developing a nursing care plan for a patient in shock, would include the nursing diagnosis of:
1. increased cardiac output related to hypertension.
2. increased cardiac output related to hypotension.
3. decreased cardiac output related to hypovolemia.
4. decreased cardiac output related to hypertension.
3
There are decreased amounts of blood ejected from the heart because there is a decreased volume of fluid in the intravascular compartment.
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A) Reading material on care of a newborn B) Lying in bed, lights dim, and refusing to spend time with the baby C) Cuddling the new infant D) Talking with friends and family on the phone
A client is unable to attend the last months of high school. The client's brother drowned during a flood in a neighboring community. Which type of crisis is this client experiencing?
A) Mass-casualty terrorism B) Adventitious C) Intentional D) Human-made
A patient with depression recently lost 8 pounds. After only a few bites the patient refuses to eat more, saying, "I'm full. All that food makes me sick just to look at it."
The most effective way for the nurse to help increase the patient's dietary intake would be to: a. provide a high-calorie liquid diet. b. serve six small, calorie-dense meals daily. c. take the patient to the hospital cafeteria for meals. d. have the patient's family bring some favorite foods from home.
Which of the following correctly identifies a sign of general anesthesia?
1. A sleeping state that can be awakened easily 2. An unconscious state, without analgesia 3. A total loss of body movements 4. A conscious but sleepy state of being