A physician visits a patient in the ICU while the nurse is out. The patient complains that the pain medication is not effective and that he would like to receive an increased dose
The physician has the nurse paged and consults with him in the hallway regarding the patient's request for stronger pain medication. The nurse explains that patient was started on a morphine drip only 20 minutes ago and that the drug has not had time to take effect yet. The physician agrees and tells the patient to give it just a bit more time. Which component of a healthy work environment is most evident in this scenario?
A) Skilled communication
B) Appropriate staffing
C) True collaboration
D) Meaningful recognition
C
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a. Client with heart failure using a salt subs-titute b. Client taking a thiazide diuretic for hypertension c. Client taking nonsteroidal an-ti-inflammatory drugs daily d. Client with type 2 diabetes taking an oral antidiabetic agent
Concerning physical trauma during pregnancy, nurses should be aware that:
1. pregnant women have fewer traumatic injuries because they are so careful of themselves and their families are so protective of them. 2. more cases of trauma are reported in the first trimester because that is when women are most normally active. 3. maternal death by trauma is most usually the result of penetrating abdominal trauma. 4. priorities of care after trauma must be to resuscitate the woman and stabilize her condition first and then consider fetal needs.
A young client is brought into the emergency department by a friend who says the client was "beat up" at school. The client is reluctant to provide the names of his parents or where he lives
The nurse should suspect which of the following for this client? 1. The client is a victim of domestic violence. 2. The client does not know his parents. 3. The client does not want the school to get in trouble. 4. The client does not want the person who beat him up to get in trouble.
A patient with borderline personality disorder tells the nurse, "When my sister got married and had a baby, she ignored me and I got so angry with her because she is so inattentive to my needs."
The patient's sense of entitlement to her sister's attention is consistent with: a. impulsivity. b. narcissism. c. magical thinking. d. passive aggression.