When the nurse assesses an apical pulse of 52, the nurse documents this arrhythmia as _________
Fill in the blanks with correct word
bradycardia
An apical pulse of less than 60 is considered to be bradycardia.
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a. all types of natural and human terrorist events. b. an event involving floods, tornadoes, hur-ricanes, and earthquakes. c. an unforeseen and often unplanned event causing great damage. d. any type of biological, chemical, radio-logical, or nuclear event.
A nurse refers to the _____ to assess the extent of sensory loss and specific nerve root enerva-tion
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
A nurse is collecting assessment data on a new patient. The patient states that she does not have menses. What term will the nurse use in her documentation to describe the absence of menstrual flow?
A) Amenorrhea B) Dysmenorrhea C) Menorrhagia D) Metrorrhagia
The nurse is reviewing information included in the nursing outcomes classification (NOC). This nursing taxonomy:
a. links nursing interventions to the nursing diagnosis. b. defines client outcomes that are sensitive to nursing interventions and allows nurses to evaluate client status over time. c. guides nursing interventions by placing them in categories according to Maslow's hierarchy. d. focuses solely on independent nursing interventions to meet expected outcomes.