Inequality related to health care costs, accessibility to care, and quality of care is known as
1. Projection
2. Disparity
3. Racism
4. Public health
ANS: 2
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This type of nursing care is commonly known as: a. primary nursing. b. functional nursing. c. case management. d. private duty nursing.
A woman presents at the ED with sharp, colicky pain in her right abdomen that radiates to her right shoulder. She tells the nurse that she has been spotting lightly for the past few days
The patient is subsequently diagnosed with an ectopic pregnancy. What major nursing diagnosis most likely relates to this patient's needs? A) Anxiety related to potential treatment options and health outcomes B) Chronic sorrow related to spontaneous abortion C) Chronic pain related to genitourinary trauma D) Impaired tissue integrity related to keloid scarring
The nurse is preparing to admit a patient with heart failure who has been listed on the UNOS transplant list as status 1A. What is the best understanding of this classification by the nurse?
a. The patient can be managed at home with a left ventricular assist device. b. Hospitalization is required with mechanical support and vasoactive infusions. c. The patient has advanced heart failure and is being managed with medication. d. An advanced heart failure patient not successfully managed on medications.
The patient's medical record contains the following documentation:
06/05/05 0200 Received patient from the E.D. BP 80/52, HR 118, RR 24, temp 104°F. Arouses to verbal stimuli but drifts off to sleep. Normal saline infusing in left arm via18 gauge intravenous catheter at 250 mL/hr. Urinary catheter draining scant dark amber urine. Pt receiving O2 at 6 L/min via nasal cannula. Lungs with coarse crackles at the left base. Loose cough present. Pt unable to expectorate secretions.—Ann. Davids, RN Which type of charting has the nurse used? 1) Narrative 2) Focus 3) SOAP 4) PIE