The nurse is planning care for an older patient with stomatitis caused by chemotherapy medication. Which nursing diagnosis should the nurse identify for this patient?
1. Impaired Dentition
2. Fluid Volume Deficit
3. Altered Physical Mobility
4. Impaired Oral Mucous Membranes
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Rationale: Impaired Dentition would relate to the patient who has some or all teeth missing.
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Which of the following information must be analyzed to derive an adequate explanation of disease? (Select all that apply.)
a. Description of commonalities among those who became ill b. Depiction of the possible pathogen c. Explanation of the health care system in the community d. Portrayal of the geographic area where people became ill e. Review of the methods by which disease can be spread f. Substances that are effective in sanitizing the area described
A patient diagnosed with a terminal illness asks why the disease developed when others who have less healthy lifestyle habits enjoy good health. Which theory of disease causation should the nurse use when responding to this patient's enquiry?
1. Environment. 2. Divine intervention. 3. Single cause theory. 4. Multiple cause theory.
The nurse is assessing a newborn immediately after birth. After assigning the first Apgar score of 9, the nurse notes two vessels in its umbilical cord. What is the nurse's next action?
a. Assess for other abnormalities of the infant. b. Note the assessment finding in the infant's chart. c. Notify the health care provider of the assessment finding. d. Call for the neonatal resuscitation team to attend the infant immediately.
Knowledge transfer can be defined as:
a. The use of intentional activities to share research findings strategically with stakeholders. b. The review and critique of scientific research and then the application of the findings to clinical practice. c. One-way flow of knowledge from researcher to potential user. d. A dynamic and iterative process that includes the synthesis, dissemination, exchange and ethically sound application of knowledge.