A woman comes to the clinic for an evaluation. During the visit, the woman tells the nurse that her menstrual cycles have become irregular. "I've also been waking up at night feeling really hot and sweating
The nurse interprets these findings as which of the following?
A) Menopause
B) Perimenopause
C) Climacteric
D) Menarche
B
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After teaching a client who is prescribed a restricted sodium diet, a nurse assesses the client's understanding. Which food choice for lunch indicates the client correctly understood the teaching?
a. Slices of smoked ham with potato salad b. Bowl of tomato soup with a grilled cheese sandwich c. Salami and cheese on whole wheat crackers d. Grilled chicken breast with glazed carrots
A patient with a steadily increasing preload was experiencing a corresponding increase in stroke volume, but it has now begun to decrease. Which rationale would the nurse provide for this occurrence?
1. This fluctuation will occur until maximum preload has been reached. 2. The patient's heart rate is increasing, which causes a drop in stroke volume. 3. The patient's preload has reached a critical point and now stroke volume will decrease. 4. It is necessary to assess for a secondary pathophysiological event causing the stroke volume to decrease.
During a teaching session about
self-monitoring while taking a beta blocker at home, the nurse has taught the patient to take his apical pulse daily for 1 minute. If the pulse rate decreases to less than 60 beats/min, the nurse will instruct the patient to: a. notify his prescriber. b. reduce the dose of his beta blocker by half. c. continue the medication because this is an expected effect. d. skip the medication dose that day, and check his pulse again the next day.
What is the function of Continuous Quality Improvement?
a. To improve staff compliance with training b. To assist staff in building on nursing skills c. To assess patient care, from admission to discharge d. To improve collaboration of staff