An 87-year-old patient developed herpes zoster after surgical repair of a hip fracture. The priority nursing diagnosis is
a. impaired skin integrity related to immu-nologic deficit.
b. self-care deficit related to severe pain and fatigue.
c. risk for infection related to impaired skin integrity.
d. pain related to inadequate pain relief from analgesia.
C
These vesicles are extremely vulnerable to secondary bacterial infections. The other diagnoses might be appropriate for some patients.
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Research about shared governance suggests that it is ____
a. Enhancing the role of the nurse's aide within the organization b. Improving organizational and patient outcomes c. Not a cost-effective program when examining all areas of care d. Too much additional work for the already overwhelmed registered nurse
Which is a significant challenge to technical infrastructures in healthcare environments?
a. Implementing a data repository that will grow with changes in medicine and store a patient's lifetime health data b. Arranging data entry components properly in a documentation application to improve data collection efficiency c. Training clinicians to use EHRs effectively d. Agreeing on policies for sharing information between healthcare organizations
A confused client is hospitalized for possible pneumonia and is admitted from the emergency department with an indwelling catheter in place. During interdisciplinary rounds the following day, what question by the nurse takes priority?
a. "Do you want daily weights on this client?" b. "Will the client be able to return home?" c. "Can we discontinue the in-dwelling ca-theter?" d. "Should we get another chest x-ray to-day?"
When assessing a newborn with a known diaphragmatic hernia, the nurse would anticipate hearing bowel sounds:
1. In the upper abdomen. 2. In the lower abdomen. 3. To not exist. 4. In the chest.