What action should a nurse expect to implement when a patient returns from a cardiac catheteri-zation?
a. Ambulate the patient in the hall.
b. Check the puncture site.
c. Monitor the gag reflex.
d. Remove the gel from all sites on the skin.
B
Cardiac catheterizations are invasive procedures during which a catheter is threaded through an artery. Postprocedure care requires bedrest and monitoring the puncture site.
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Subordinates can be discouraged from taking up a manager's time with idle chatter in several ways. What ways can the subordinate waste the manager's time?
1 . Manager is accessible to the subordinate at the nursing station 2 . Long winded comments about every topic 3 . Have limited seating available to sit down to talk 4 . Interrupt when someone is rambling on with the manager A) 1, 2 B) 1, 3 C) 2, 4 D) 3, 4
Which of the following statements about skeletal traction is most accurate?
A) Traction weight is increased as muscles relax. B) Often balanced traction is used. C) Skeletal traction is used until the fracture is healed. D) Pins are attached to the muscle of the affected limb.
A nurse is leading a single mothers' parenting class. A pregnant teenager discloses her ambivalence toward the pregnancy and the subsequent guilt that these thoughts cause. A 34-year-old mother of three admits to having felt that way herself
Which of Yalom's curative group factors is illustrated by the 34-year-old mother's statement? A) Imparting of information B) Instillation of hope C) Altruism D) Universality
List three situations in which nurses tend to experience frustration in the caring role
What will be an ideal response?