What are the four distinct stages of the inflammatory process?
a. Dolor
b. Rubor
c. Tumor
d. Calor
e. Rumor
A, B, C, D
The four processes are rubor (red), tumor (swelling), calor (heat), and dolor (pain).
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a. order a pressure-relieving device b. frequent repositioning c. request an order from the physician for skin protection creams d. request an order from the physician for a special air-fluidized bed
When providing staff education regarding basic safety monitoring and status reporting of a patient in crisis, what will the charge nurse include?
1. Basic coping skills 2. Common emotional responses 3. Surveillance for common illness 4. Behavioral stress reduction techniques
You have a client who is doing her workup for surgery. She has come to you to schedule her pulmonary function studies. She has asthma but is otherwise healthy and doesn't understand why she needs this test
a. What is a pulmonary function study and describe what is involved. b. What does the client need to know when she shows up the day of the test?