The nurse caring for a newly admitted client recognizes that the client's past chart at an acute care facility is considered to be the
A) Primary source
B) Secondary source
C) Subjective data
D) Nursing diagnosis
Ans: B
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A) Injury prevention B) Wellness C) Health maintenance D) Developmental surveillance
The nurse is questioning if a patient is experiencing pain. Which myth should the nurse recall when determining this patient's pain level?
a. A patient can sleep and still experience severe pain. b. A patient who is laughing and talking is not in pain. c. Respiratory depression can occur in patients receiving opioids. d. Oral pain medication can be as effective as injected medication.
Which of the following provide information about the health of the skin and may yield information about the patient's fluid volume balance? Select all that apply
A) History B) Mobility C) Temperature D) Color E) Turgor F) Moisture
A nurse has committed a serious medication error and has reported the error to the hospital's adverse medication error hotline as well as to the unit manager. The manager is a firm believer in developing critical thinking skills
From this standpoint, what action by the manager would best nurture this ability in the nurse who made the error? a. Have the nurse present an in-service related to the cause of the error. b. Instruct the nurse to write a paper on how to avoid this type of error. c. Let the nurse work with more experienced nurses when giving medications. d. Send the nurse to refresher courses on medication administration.