You have just completed a new client assessment on a patient in the community. Using your knowledge that a common process is to assess individuals for risk factors that have been associated with a disease or illness, what are risk factors?
A) Course of a disease or condition from the onset to resolution
B) Primary measurement used to describe either the occurrence or the existence of a specific state of health or illness
C) Probability or likelihood that a disease or illness will occur in a group of people who presently do not have the problem
D) Characteristics or events that have been shown to increase the probability that a specific disease or illness will develop
D
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An elderly patient is admitted to the CCU with a critical illness. To support the developmental goals and tasks of this patient, what is an appropriate intervention?
A) Restrict visiting to very immediate family members to prevent fatigue. B) Contact the social worker to help place pets in the animal shelter. C) Call the patient by a nickname such as Grandma or Grandpa. D) Ask the patient about his life accomplishments and feelings of satisfaction.
The patient is receiving a positive inotropic drug by intravenous drip. If this therapy is effective, what physical change would the nurse most expect to find?
A) New-onset extra heart sound S3 B) Increasing peripheral edema C) Increased urine output per hour D) Basilar pulmonary crackles
A critical care nurse is caring for a patient with a hemodynamic monitoring system in place. For what complications should the nurse assess? Select all that apply
A) Pneumothorax B) Infection C) Atelectasis D) Bronchospasm E) Air embolism
Outcomes research has several practical applications. To which of these can outcomes research be logically applied? (Select all that apply.)
a. Individual nursing practice b. Testing a new product to measure its outcomes c. Fiscal responsibility in healthcare d. Improvement in healthcare delivery e. Development of policy specific to specialty areas