A recent BSN graduate is discussing the changes in nursing. Which factors is leading to these changes in the field of nursing?
A) Higher incidence of mental health disorders
B) Higher education requirements
C) Increased client demand
D) Availability of better quality services today
A
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A) Migraine headaches B) Extravasation of IV norepinephrine or dopamine C) Life-threatening arrhythmias D) Heart failure
The rehabilitation nurse recognizes that the majority of patients with head injuries show no abnormal neurologic findings and experience no loss of consciousness. How should the nurse categorize this type of brain injury?
a. Mild b. Moderate c. Severe d. Catastrophic
The nurse is preparing a client to be turned in bed. In what position would the nurse place the client to begin this procedure?
A) Sitting up B) Lying prone C) Lying flat D) Lying flat with feet raised slightly
The nurse is completing an assessment visit to a 75-year-old home health care client who has been hospitalized for congestive heart failure. The client states, "I don't' even feel like getting up in the morning because
there is no place to go since I moved from my house to an apartment. I used to play cards. Now my doctor says that I have to go to occupational therapy. My daughter doesn't think that I get out enough. Yesterday I left the stove on now she's saying maybe I should move in with her. I like my apartment." Based on the client's comments, the nurse plans to contact which of the following resources as a potential referral? A) Retirement community B) Adult day care C) Assisted living facility D) Skilled nursing facility