The patient with advanced cancer is having difficulty controlling her pain. She says she is afraid she will become addicted to the opiods. What is the first thing the nurse should do for this patient?
a. administer a NSAID
b. assess the patients VS and behavior to determine the med to use
c. have the patient keep a pain diary to better assess the patients potential addiction
d. obtain a detailed pain history including quality, location, intensity, duration, and type of pain
d. obtain a detailed pain history including quality, location, intensity, duration, and type of pain
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A patient needs additional information about her heart condition. The patient states to the nurse, "What is considered the pacemaker of the heart?"
A) The AV node B) The bundle of HIS C) The Purkinje fibers D) The SA node
When doing a mental status examination, the nurse notes that the patient keeps repeating, "I didn't do it. I didn't do it. I didn't do it." This would be an example of:
1. appearance. 2. mood and affect. 3. thought content. 4. memory and attention.
What is the term used to identify a set of data cues in which relationships between and among cues are established to identify a specific health state or condition?
a. group b. set c. cluster d. mixture
The nurse is helping a client with diminished sight to remain as independent in his home as possible. Which does the nurse include in client teaching to improve home safety for the client?
a. Turn on a light before he or she walks into a dark room. b. Clean the top of the stove twice daily. c. Post emergency numbers on the front of the refrigerator. d. Have furniture rearranged while he or she is napping.