A patient recently began taking blood pressure mediation. The office nurse reviews the daily blood pressure recordings the patient has brought in with him before his physical examination and follow-up appointment. Which of the following is the stage of the nursing process during which the review occurs?
A. assessment
B. planning
C. diagnosis
D. evaluation
D. evaluation
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The nurse is caring for a client who had major abdominal surgery yesterday. Which assessment finding would indicate inadequate airway clearance that might be cleared with coughing and deep breathing?
1. Tachypnea with rales heard in the upper lobes and over the trachea 2. Bradypnea with wheezing heard throughout all lung fields 3. Tachypnea with wheezing heard throughout all lung fields 4. Tachypnea with rhonchi heard in the lower lobes
The client is scheduled for a tilt-table test to assist in the diagnosis of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). What is the nurse's responsibility while the client is having the test?
A) Diagnose the client's chronic fatigue syndrome. B) Position the client while monitoring the oxygen saturation. C) Perform venipuncture for glucose levels during testing. D) Position the client while monitoring blood pressure and pulse.
Some infants develop hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy after asphyxia. Therapeutic hypothermia has been used to improve neurologic outcomes for these infants. Criteria for the use of this modality include (select all that apply)
a. The infant must be 28 weeks gestation or greater. b. Have evidence of an acute hypoxic event. c. Be in a facility they can initiate treatment within 6 hours. d. The infant must be 36 or more weeks gestation. e. The treatment must be initiated within the first 12 hours of life.
A newly admitted patient places a picture of a saint on the bedside table. What aspects of religion will the nurse take into consideration when caring for this patient? Select all that apply:
1. Religion often determines ethnic group. 2. Religion is a domain of life that deals with things of the spirit. 3. Illness is sometimes seen as punishment. 4. Religion guides ethical values. 5. Religion dictates the structure of the family.