What is the rationale for placing a writing board in the room of a patient who has had surgery to insert a tracheostomy tube?
A) The patient is not able to speak.
B) Verbal communication will be too tiring.
C) It will occupy the patient's time.
D) Voice rest will decrease pain levels.
A
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A woman of Korean descent has just given birth to a son. Her partner wishes to give her sips of hot broth from a thermos he brought from home. The client has refused your offer of ice chips or other cold drinks. The nurse should:
1. Explain to the client that she can have the broth if she will also drink cold water or juice. 2. Encourage the partner to feed the client sips of broth. Ask if the client would like you to bring her some warm water to drink as well. 3. Explain to the couple that food can't be brought from home, but that the nurse will make hot broth for the client. 4. Encourage the client to have the broth, after the nurse takes it to the kitchen and boils it first.
A patient with a long history of hypertension and diabetes now develops confusion. The health care provider wants to make a differential diagnosis between Alzheimer's disease or multiple infarcts
Which diagnostic procedure should the nurse expect to prepare the patient for first? a. PET b. Skull x-rays c. Computed tomography (CT) scan d. Single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT)
The client develops acne. What should the nurse instruct the client with acne?
A) Use water-based cosmetics or creams. B) Do not receive live virus vaccines. C) Avoid the use of alcohol while taking the drug. D) Avoid exposure to infections.
A nurse researcher critiquing a research study notes that a confidence interval (CI) is too large for a new therapy to be clinically meaningful. What likely contributed to this statistical outcome?
a. Strong power level b. Quantitative experimental design c. Statistical analysis d. Too small a sample