During a comprehensive health history, a patient states the use of cigarettes for 20 years. The nurse will document this information within:
A) Present illness
B) Chief complaint
C) Past history
D) Family history
C
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A patient was admitted to a rural ICU in Montana. Critical care nurses are assisting with monitoring and care of the patient from the closest major city. This is an example of
a. telemedicine. c. tele-informatics. b. tele-ICU. d. tele-hospital.
The nurse spends a great deal of time in the room of a dying 12-year-old because the nurse knows that most children are aware of their condition and want the nurse to do which of the following?
a. Keep them clean b. Help them eat c. Care about them d. Keep them comfortable
If you have a concern in practice you should first ______.
a. phone your local newspaper b. post a message on Twitter or Facebook c. tell everyone in the clinical area d. raise the concern internally with your line manager or mentor
While applying dressings to a client's wound, the nurse teaches the client about his wound care. To promote the most effective teaching-learning relationship with this client, what would be most important for the nurse to keep in mind?
a. Nurses barter knowledge of medication with the client for compliance. b. The nurse and client relationship is based on mutual sharing and negotiation. c. Nurses are experts who generously bestow knowledge upon clients. d. Nurses have control over the client because of their knowledge and expertise.