What is the priority nursing diagnosis for the client who has a fever as a result of infection?
A. Risk for Social Isolation
B. Risk for Infection
C. Impaired Comfort
D. Risk for Injury
C
The client with a fever is usually acutely uncomfortable, with headache, muscle aches, and chills.
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A nurse has just received shift report from the night nurse. One of the clients needs to have a dressing changed at 0800 . Another client has had trouble breathing overnight and has been put on oxygen via nasal cannula
A third client has a test scheduled in the radiology suite in the afternoon. And, a fourth client is requesting pain medication. Which client should the nurse see first on her rounds as she begins her shift? a. client with an 0800 dressing change c. client with a sche-duled test b. client with a respira-tory condition d. client requesting pain medication
For a client being prepared to receive an automatic implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (AICD) after surviving two episodes of ventricular fibrillation, the nurse would address the client's
a. acute pain. b. anxiety. c. fatigue. d. decreased cardiac output.
Which of the following ethical theories promote "the greatest good?"
a. Utilitarianism b. Deontology c. Virtue Ethics d. Ethic of Care
A diagnostic error can influence the application of the nursing care plan. A likely source for a nursing diagnosis error is if the nurse:
1. Validates the assessment information in the data base 2. Uses the NANDA International list of diagnoses as a primary source 3. Formulates a diagnosis too closely resembling a medical diagnosis 4. Distinguishes the nursing focus instead of other health care disciplines