When the patient is unable to pump enough blood, the condition is called congestive heart failure
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A client has a reduction in immune function. What is the nurse's priority action for this client?
a. Determine whether it is temporary or permanent. b. Take the client's vital signs every 4 hours. c. Teach family members to receive the flu shot yearly. d. Wash hands before entering the room.
Health influences everything in our lives. Health must be considered in its broadest, holistic sense. The student nurse asks the nursing instructor because health is holistic, what is included in the emotional health component
What is emotional health? A) Feelings and attitudes that make one comfortable with oneself B) A mind that grows and adjusts, is in control, and is free of serious stress C) A sense of responsibility and caring for the health and welfare of others D) Inner peace and security and comfort with one's higher power, as one perceives it
When discussing complementary medical therapies with a client, a nurse should include: (Select all that apply.)
1. Herbalism 2. Hypnotherapy 3. Guided imagery 4. Therapeutic touch 5. Respiratory therapy 6. Chiropractic therapy
The nurse receives a call from a 45-year-old individual who reports recent development of diarrhea with five liquid stools in the past 24 hours
Which of the following additional symptoms would cause the nurse to suggest the patient seek immediate/emergent medical attention? (Select all that apply.) a. Severe abdominal cramping b. Oral intake of 3 L of fluid in 24 hours c. Blood pressure 138/72 mm Hg d. Weight loss of 1 pound in the past week e. Fever f. Blood in the stool