A home health nurse is visiting a patient who recently was hospitalized for repair of a fractured hip. The patient tells the nurse, "I have had a lot of pain in my abdomen." What type of assessment would the nurse conduct?
A) comprehensive B) ongoing partial C) focused D) emergency
C
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The nurse assesses the patient's health literacy through what action?
1. Teaching the patient about health issues and assessing learning 2. Watching the patient read a brochure containing health information 3. Obtaining agreement from the patient to read health information they are given 4. Quizzing the patient about their health knowledge
____________ is the complete surgical removal of the eyeball
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A healthy adult heart has a cardiac output of:
a. 65 mL per contraction. b. 60–100 beats per minute. c. 5–6 L per minute. d. 1–2 L per second.
A patient has been admitted with a diagnosis of atypical depression. In planning inter-ventions, the nurse would expect to consider the characteristic symptom of:
a. Seasonal episodes b. Leaden paralysis c. Psychomotor agitation d. Increased depression in the morning