A nurse recognizes that the most preventable cause of death during hospitalization is
1. An embolism.
2. Hospital-acquired pneumonia.
3. Skin breakdown because of not turning patients.
4. A urinary tract infection leading to urosepsis.
ANS: 1
You might also like to view...
A nurse caring for a client notes the following assessments: white blood cell count 3800/mm3, blood glucose level 198 mg/dL, and temperature 96.2 ° F (35.6 ° C). What action by the nurse takes priority?
a. Document the findings in the client's chart. b. Give the client warmed blankets for comfort. c. Notify the health care provider immediately. d. Prepare to administer insulin per sliding scale.
The nurse is performing an assessment of body systems and realizes that this particular change is an age-related change affecting the renal or urinary system:
A) Increased ability to concentrate urine B) Increased bladder capacity C) Urinary incontinence D) Decreased glomerular filtration rate
The nurse concludes that a client has abnormal hair distribution. What observation did the nurse use to make this clinical decision?
1. Alopecia 2. Ecchymosis 3. Jaundice 4. Hirsutism
Secondary Raynaud's disease is characterized by:
a. a localized dilation of a weakened section of the medial layer of an artery b. association with a connective tissue or collagen vascular disease c. caused by incompetent valves and veins that have lost their elasticity d. caused by intermittent spasms of the digital arteries and arterioles, which result in decreased circulation to fingers and toes