A patient has been diagnosed with asthma. Which of the following patient teaching interventions are most important?
A) Do not become fatigued. It will trigger asthma.
B) Exposure to cold temperatures can trigger asthma.
C) Do not consume foods high in sodium.
D) The exposure to direct sunlight will trigger asthma.
B
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The nurse is reviewing the lipid panel of a male client who has atherosclerosis. Which finding is most concerning?
a. Cholesterol: 126 mg/dL b. High-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C): 48 mg/dL c. Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C): 122 mg/dL d. Triglycerides: 198 mg/dL
When collecting the best evidence, what should the nurse use as external evidence? (Select all that apply.)
a. Scientific literature b. Agency policy and procedure manuals c. Clinical practice guidelines d. National guidelines e. National benchmarks f. Quality improvement data
What vaginitis does this patient most likely have?
A 48-year-old high school librarian comes to your clinic, complaining of 1 week of heavy discharge causing severe itching. She is not presently sexually active and has had no burning with urination. The symptoms started several days after her last period. She just finished a course of antibiotics for a sinus infection. Her past medical history consists of type 2 diabetes and high blood pressure. She is widowed and has three children. She denies tobacco, alcohol, or drug use. Her mother has high blood pressure and her father died of diabetes complications. On examination you see a healthy-appearing woman. Her blood pressure is 130/80 and her pulse is 70. Her head, eyes, ears, nose, throat, cardiac, lung, and abdominal examinations are unremarkable. Palpation of the inguinal lymph nodes is unremarkable. On visualization of the vulva, a thick, white, curdy discharge is seen at the introitus. On speculum examination there is a copious amount of this discharge. The pH of the discharge is 4.1 and the KOH whiff test is negative, with no unusual smell. Wet prep shows budding hyphae. A) Trichomonas vaginitis B) Candida vaginitis C) Bacterial vaginosis D) Atrophic vaginitis
A nursing instructor is preparing a teaching plan for a class on the topic of business intelligence. The instructor would describe this topic as which of the following?
A) A method used since early history to analyze data statistically B) Process of turning financial, patient, and quality data into usable information C) The use of statistical methods to determine mortality and morbidity rates D) Application of specialized programs for data collection, management, and analysis