__________ are the most common type of inpatient accident
Fill in the blanks with correct word
Falls
Falls are the most common type of inpatient accident. Approximately 30% of hospital patient falls result in physical injury.
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When reviewing the patient's aPTT levels, the nurse should be aware that the desired levels for this patient will be: A) 60% to 70% of the normal reference range B) Slightly below or equal to the normal reference range C) Within normal reference range D) 1.5 to 2.5 times the normal reference range
A nurse caring for a patient with dementia notices that the patient stays awake most of the night. What is the nurse's most appropriate action?
a. Give a prescribed sleeping medication. b. Tell the patient that it is nighttime and that she must go to sleep. c. Check the patient's record to see whether she is sleeping during the day. d. Put the patient to bed and put the side rails up.
A newly licensed nurse is preparing to provide postmortem care for the first time and asks for help. What is the staff nurse's best response?
1. "Postmortem care is something that a nurse must learn to do. Take out all tubes and clean the body." 2. "Family members rarely ask to see the body so just clean the deceased from the shoulders and up." 3. "You can delegate this to the nursing assistant since it is within their scope of care." 4. "Providing postmortem care shows respect and dignity to the patient. But I can understand that you are nervous."
Common causes of junctional dysrhythmias may include acute coronary syndromes and _____
a. hyperthyroidism b. hypovolemia c. digitalis toxicity d. hypoxia