One of the major issues facing the critical care nurse today is
A) the nursing shortage.
B) an increasingly younger population.
C) increasing use of supplemental staff from outside agencies.
D) use of unlicensed health care assistants in critical care settings.
A
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A team of nurses who provide care in a community hospital have been encouraged to participate in continuing educational activities. Why is continuing education needed in nursing?
A) Continuing education helps to delineate the distinctions between nurses and physicians. B) Continuing education increases the public visibility of individual nurses and the nursing profession. C) Continuing education has the potential to partially alleviate the nursing shortage. D) Continuing education allows for safer division of labor on hospital units and more effective delegation of tasks.
The client is a healthy, active 85-year-old with constipation. Which of the following age-related changes may contribute to this complaint?
A) Inactivity B) Reduced food and fluid intake C) Slower peristalsis D) Decreased sensory perception
A patient was admitted to an acute care unit with weakness and complaints of dizziness. Dehydration is suspected as the cause
Which laboratory findings would the nurse evaluate as supporting that diagnosis? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Select all that apply. 1. Hematocrit of 50% 2. Serum sodium of 132 mEq/L 3. Serum potassium of 5.1 mEq/L 4. Serum bicarbonate of 22 mEq/L 5. Serum osmolality of 320 mOsm/kg
When drawing up two types of insulin in the same syringe, you should always draw up the _______
insulin first. Fill in the blank(s) with correct word