Standards for reporting methodologic elements are increasingly used. Researchers reporting an RCT follow which guidelines?
A) IMRAD
B) CONSORT
C) STROBE
D) TREND
B
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A) Occupational therapy B) Antimicrobial therapy C) Positive pressure isolation D) Chest physiotherapy E) Smoking cessation
A nursing student wants to use some information from an actual patient's chart to prepare a student care plan for class. The student must understand that any data collected from a patient's chart should
1. Include the patient's name and any identifying numbers. 2. Be written in a way that it maintains confidentiality for the patient. 3. Be photocopied before being taken outside the hospital walls. 4. Be shredded after the assignment is graded.
A client scheduled for a repair of an abdominal aortic aneurysm reports increased abdominal pain accompanied by new onset of intense back and flank pain. The priority action by the nurse would be to
a. administer a prescribed analgesic. b. notify the physician immediately. c. reassess the client in another 5 minutes. d. take another set of vital signs.
The nurse is instructing a patient on testicular self-examination. What information should the nurse include in this teaching?
1. Any painful lump should be reported immediately. 2. Tenderness of the scrotal sac contents should be reported. 3. Most men have one testicle that is significantly larger than the other. 4. It is best to do the examination upon arising on the designated day.