Dull, aching, steady pain at the posterior costal margin indicates _____ pain
1. urethral
2. kidney
3. ureteral
4. bladder
ANS: 2
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A patient being cared for in the emergency department (ED) will require endoscopy to remove a foreign object from the esophagus. Whose responsibility is it to obtain informed consent for this procedure?
1. The admittance clerk 2. The nurse who admitted the patient to the ED 3. The nurse who will assist in the procedure room 4. The health care provider performing the procedure.
Both sympathomimetics and xanthines increase cyclic AMP (cAMP) levels
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
A patient with heart failure who has been given digoxin (Lanoxin) daily for a week complains of nausea. Before giving the next dose, the nurse will:
a. assess the heart rate (HR) and give the dose if the HR is greater than 60 beats per minute. b. contact the provider to report digoxin toxicity. c. request an order for a decreased dose of digoxin. d. review the serum electrolyte values and withhold the dose if the potassium level is greater than 3.5 mEq/L.
In order to differentiate between evaluation and assessment, the student should remember that:
1. Assessment is done at the beginning of the process. 2. Evaluation is completed at the end of the process. 3. They are the same and there is no need to differentiate. 4. The difference is in how the data are used.