The nurse is calculating the body mass index (BMI) to assess a client's weight. Which should the nurse recognize is a limitation of the calculation?
A. The BMI's use to determine the risk for obesity is reduced in individuals who are on reduced calorie diets.
B. Assumption that all individuals have equal body composition at each given weight.
C. BMI is difficult to accurately calculate.
D. There is lack of correlation of the values in the BMI table with those in height-weight tables.
Answer: B
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An older adult admitted for back surgery asks for opioid pain medication. The nurse knows the patient asks for pain medication 15 minutes before it is due. Which recom-mendation should the nurse implement?
a. Validate the pain with other assessment data. b. Administer the pain medication as prescribed. c. Tell the patient it is too soon for pain medication. d. Talk the patient into alternative comfort measures.
An older patient experiencing cancer pain is prescribed intravenous pain medication. What actions will the nurse take when administering this medication? Select all that apply.
1. Assess the effectiveness of the pain medication after each administration. 2. Use the appropriate fluid delivery system when administering intravenously. 3. Offer oral medications for breakthrough pain management. 4. Withhold pain medication until the pain becomes intolerable. 5. Ensure the intravenous site does not become infected or infiltrated.
Recently a client has been diagnosed with achalasia and is bothered greatly by the substernal pain. The nurse should encourage the client to
a. begin a reducing diet. b. eat foods with a dry consistency. c. sleep with the head of the bed elevated. d. take aspirin before going to sleep.
A Department of Nursing within a medical center is adopting the theory that is founded on 14 fundamental needs of individuals. Which nurse theorist is this department using to guide client care?
1. Dorothea Orem 2. Florence Nightingale 3. Martha Rogers 4. Virginia Henderson