Body mechanics refers to special ways of standing and moving
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A patient with renal insufficiency has been hospitalized on your unit. The patient knows that renal function depends upon the functional status of nephrons
The patient asks you when she will need to start dialysis based upon loss of nephron function. What would you respond? A) "When about 50% of the nephrons are no longer functioning." B) "When about 60% of the nephrons are no longer functioning." C) "When about 70% of the nephrons are no longer functioning." D) "When about 80% of the nephrons are no longer functioning."
When patients are pulled up in bed rather than lifted, they are at increased risk for the development of a decubitus ulcer. What is the name given to the factor responsible for this risk?
A) friction B) necrosis of tissue C) ischemia D) shearing force
As the patient begins the acute phase of a burn, cautious administration of fluids and electrolytes continues. The nurse knows that this caution is because of what? (Mark all that apply.)
A) Patient is considered in critical condition B) Cardiac function is decreased C) Patient's physiologic responses to the burn injury D) Losses of fluid from large burn wounds E) Shifts in fluid from the interstitial to the intravascular compartment
Identify the principle upon which Nightingale's spirituality was based
a. The beliefs of her Unitarian and Anglican parents b. Scientific rationalism c. Adherence to a set of rules of behavior, the participation in prescribed rituals, prayer, and the study of sacred texts d. A sense of a divine intelligence who creates and sustains the cosmos as well as an awareness of her own inner connection with this higher reality