A patient has endured 3 years of treatment for colon cancer but recently learned that the cancer has spread to her liver and bone. The patient and her family have learned she may have less than 6 months to live and there is nothing medically to consider. What tertiary service can the RN suggest to the patient and family?
a. Hospice care
b. Wound care
c. Home health care
d. Ostomy care
a. Hospice care
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A nurse caring for a critically ill patient uses the ISBARR method to communicate with a medical resident. The resident has not responded to the nurse. What action should the nurse take next?
A. Write an incident report on the medical resident. B. Speak to another medical resident who is on the unit. C. Contact the medical resident's director. D. Notify the next nurse about the situation during the handoff.
An employee has called in to report being unable to come to work due to car trouble. This is the third time this has happened in the last 2 weeks. The manager should question which variable in this employee's attendance?
1. Ability 2. Motivation 3. Need 4. Supervision
The nurse notes that a 36-hour-old newborn's serum bilirubin level has increased from 14 mg/dL to 16.6 mg/dL in an 8-hour period. What nursing intervention would be included in the plan of care for this newborn?
1. Continue to observe. 2. Begin phototherapy. 3. Begin blood exchange transfusion. 4. Stop breastfeeding.
A client has been diagnosed with early osteoarthritis (OA) in the hips. The nurse explains that the first medical treatment that will be tried is administration of
a. acetaminophen (Tylenol). b. celecoxib (Celebrex). c. misoprostol (Citotec). d. nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs).