JCAHO Pain Management Standards recommend which of the following to measure pain intensity?
A) A full description by the patient of the quality of pain.
B) Nursing assessment skills based on the nursing process.
C) Nursing judgment based on the objective symptoms the client is demonstrating.
D) Numeric rating and visual analog scales.
D
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A nurse who works with patients in a bariatric clinic is teaching a man about the potentially beneficial effects of phentermine. How should the nurse best explain this drug's mechanism of action?
A) "This drug will cause you to have less of an appetite." B) "This drug will cause you to absorb less of the fat that you eat." C) "This drug will cause you to burn more calories than you normally do." D) "This drug prevents fat from being deposited in your tissues."
The nurse is providing nutrition counseling for a patient planning pregnancy. The nurse should emphasize the importance of consuming which nutrient to prevent neural tube defects?
1) Folic acid 2) Calcium 3) Protein 4) Vitamin D
Evaluation will help the nurse determine if the plan of care is working or if client is progressing toward goal achievement
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
A woman in labor is breathing into a mouthpiece just before the start of her regular contractions. As she inhales, a valve opens and gas is released. She continues to inhale the gas slowly and deeply until the contraction starts to subside
When the inhalation stops, the valve closes. The procedure is: 1. not used much anymore. 2. likely to be in the second stage of labor but not the first. 3. an application of nitrous oxide. 4. a prelude to cesarean birth.