Kimberly has been a nurse for 10 years, and she is precepting Loren, a new RN. Loren is having difficulty prioritizing client care. Kimberly explains to her that prioritizing client care is based on:
A) The nursing process
B) Virchow's triad
C) Client requests
D) Maslow's hierarchy
D
Maslow's hierarchy
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A boy age 4 1/2 years has been having increasingly frequent angry outbursts in preschool. He is aggressive toward the other children and the teachers. This behavior has been a problem for approximately 8 to 10 weeks. His parent asks the nurse for advice
What is the most appropriate intervention? a. Refer the child for a professional psychosocial assessment. b. Explain that this is normal in preschoolers, especially boys. c. Encourage the parent to try more consistent and firm discipline. d. Talk to the preschool teacher to obtain validation for behavior parent reports.
What would happen to the same people simultaneously exposed and not exposed to the casual factor in an idealized research model?
A) Confounding B) Counterfactual C) Causality D) Manipulation
Which molecule prevents a muscle contraction from occurring when the muscle is at rest?
a. Calcium b. Troponin-tropomyosin c. Actin d. Myosin
While as a nurse on a gastrointestinal (GI) unit, you receive a call from an affiliate outpatient clinic notifying you of a direct admission with an estimated time of arrival of 60 minutes. The clinic nurse gives youthe following information: A.G
is an 82-year-old woman with a 3-day history of intermittent abdominal pain, abdominal bloating, and nausea and vomiting (N/V). A.G. moved from Italy to join her grandson and his family only 2 months ago, and she speaks very little English. All information was obtained through her grandson. Past medical history includes colectomy for colon cancer 6 years ago and ventral hernia repair 2 years ago. she has no history of coronary artery disease, diabetes mellitus, or pulmonary disease. she takes only ibuprofen (Motrin) occasionally for mild arthritis. Allergies include sulfa drugs and meperidine. A.G.'s tentative diagnosis is small bowel obstruction (sBO) secondary to adhesions. A.G. is being admitted to your floor for diagnostic workup. Her vital signs (Vs) are stable, she is receiving an intravenous (IV) infusion of d5 ½ Ns with 20 mEq KCl at 100 mL/hr, and 2 L oxygen by nasal cannula. Based on the nurse's report, what signs of bowel obstruction does A.G. manifest?