Which assessment finding should be documented as subjective information?
a. Flushed face
b. White blood cell (WBC) count 12,000 cells/?L
c. Lithium level 1.2 mEq/L
d. Reports of abdominal pain
D
Subjective data are what the patient relates to the nurse such as reports of pain. Objective data are measurable data obtained by the nurse.
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A) Injectables B) Inhalers C) Tablets D) Capsules E) Transdermal patches
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Her colleague suggests that translation of research into practice is: a. Less important than knowledge-generating research, which is required to advance the nursing profession. b. A priority of all healthcare practitioners to improve patient care. c. Characterized by lack of knowledge about how to use evidence to guide prac-tice. d. So difficult that it is useless to begin the query in the first place.
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A) Researcher pays a stipend to study participants. B) Researcher collects information covertly. C) Risk/benefit ratio is low. D) Study is determined exempt by Institutional Review Board.
A patient is being treated for an infection with erythromycin. The nurse obtains a health history and learns that the patient has migraine headaches. The nurse will tell the patient to avoid which medication while taking the erythromycin?
a. Acetaminophen b. Ergotamine (Ergomar) c. Sumatriptan (Imitrex) d. Topiramate