In assessing a patient's quality of life (QOL), the nurse needs to understand that QOL:
a. is an objective measure of comfort and factors that make life worth living.
b. is only considered good if the patient feels fulfilled and can be independent.
c. generally means the same thing to most patients, families, and nurses.
d. includes subjective ideas about conditions of life and functional ability.
D
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Order for the PCA: Morphine sulfate 30 mg/30 mL Maximum dose: 28 mg in 4 hours Continuous dose: 1 mg/hr PCA dose: 1 mg Lockout: q10 min The client has received a total of 14 mg in 4 hours. How many milligrams of the total dose are from the PCA dose? _____
a. 10 b. 4 c. 14 d. 28
A client's mother is distraught over her child's recent leukemic relapse and states, "What did I do wrong? Why does he deserve this? Why can't it be me?" Which should the nurse recognize the statements are associated with?
A. Ineffective coping. B. Spiritual distress. C. Emotional emptiness. D. Psychologic anxiety.
Nursing assistant flow sheets are legal records that may be used in court.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
Convert 42.68 L to milliliters: ________ (use appropriate unit notation)
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).