Osteoarthritis most commonly affects ____________________ joints.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
weight bearing
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This is an example of: 1. Referent power. 2. Information power. 3. Legitimate power. 4. Connection power.
A patient who has biliary colic reports a pain level of 8 on a 1 to 10 pain scale with 10 being the most severe pain. The patient has an order for ibuprofen as needed for pain. Which action by the nurse is correct?
a. Administer the ibuprofen as ordered. b. Contact the provider to discuss nonphar-macologic pain measures. c. Request an order for meperidine [Deme-rol]. d. Request an order for morphine sulfate.
The nurse is working in an area experiencing an outbreak of hepatitis. The manifestations that the nurse would identify as early manifestations of the disease are
a. clay-colored stools and dark urine. b. epigastric pain and flu-like manifestations. c. jaundice and severe pruritus. d. petechiae and purpura.
A nursing instructor supervises a student nurse who is caring for a patient who is on fall precautions. The nursing instructor would intervene if he or she observed the student nurse
1. Keeping the bed at the highest position at all times. 2. Using furniture to block areas that are off-limits to the patient. 3. Placing the patient's bed at the lowest level when the patient is sleeping. 4. Placing the overbed table across the wheelchair when the patient is seated.