To relieve a child's feeling of thirst immediately after tonsillectomy, the best thing to offer would be
A) milk.
B) juice.
C) ice chips.
D) ginger ale.
C
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The nurse is developing a nursing diagnosis for a client who has pneumonia. The nurse recognizes that the diagnosis describes an actual or potential problem that:
1. relates to the client's primary diagnosis. 2. the nurse can treat independently. 3. the nurse can treat with a physician's order. 4. requires a physician's intervention.
The nurse who works with veterans from the 1940s and 1950s knows that individuals in this cohort are more likely than older adults to
a. obtain preventative health services b. hoard money for times of need c. work hard to keep families intact d. be noncompliant with medications
Postpoliomyelitis syndrome is seen in about 50% of patients who had the poliomyelitis virus many years ago. While the pathophysiology is not understood, what should the nurse anticipate?
1. caring for patients with progressive muscle weakness, fatigue, and pain; muscle atrophy and scoliosis 2. a new outbreak of polio and the need for a new immunization program 3. caring for patients with respiratory complications who must be quarantined 4. working with patients who have polio again
In planning for the patient assignment, the nurse prioritizes a schedule on the basis of the patient's needs and conditions. In reviewing the nursing diagnoses, which of the following patients should be seen first in the morning?
A) urinary, impaired elimination B) altered sleep pattern C) decreased cardiac output D) self-care deficit; grooming