Monitoring a patient with persistent asthma includes:
1. Monitoring how frequently the patient has an upper respiratory infection (URI) during treatment
2. Monthly in-office spirometry testing
3. Determining if the patient has increased use of his or her long-acting beta-2-agonist due to exacerbations
4. Evaluating the patient every 1 to 6 months to determine if the patient needs to step up or down in their therapy
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a. Head circumference is 5 cm greater than the chest circumference b. Hands and feet are warm with a blue color c. Temperature is 36.6 ° C (97.8 ° F) d. Head has a longer than normal shape to it
The nurse is caring for a client on a hospice unit who has been diagnosed with terminal cancer. The plan of care might include the use of which complementary therapies to help reduce the client's cancer pain? (Select all that apply.)
a. relaxation d. yoga b. imagery e. healing touch c. movement and exer-cise f. biofeedback
A nurse has an order to take the core temperature of a patient. At which of the following sites would a core body temperature be measured?
A) tympanic B) oral C) axillary D) skin surface
There are two approaches to quality improvement, general and specific. The specific approach includes methods used to:
1. Evaluate an agency's ability to meet criteria or standards 2. Manage a health care delivery system 3. Provide care to individual citizens 4. Using criteria set forth by regulatory agencies