When a patient is discharged, it is not necessary to escort her to the door of the facility if family members are present and the patient is able to walk unassisted.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
False
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A. 2. When a client asks "What could be causing my triglycerides to be so low; I'm really careful about my diet?" the nurse responds by asking the client: Select all that apply
a. "Is your type 2 diabetes well managed?" b. "Have you ever been diagnosed with renal failure?" c. "Do you have a history of pancreatitis?" d. "Are you on medication for hyperthyroidism?" e. "Have you ever been diagnosed with malnutrition?"
The nurse is providing care for a client admitted for suicidal precautions. What priority intervention should the nurse implement first?
a. Administer prescribed anti-anxiety drugs. b. Decrease the noise level and the harsh lighting. c. Remove oxygen tubing from the room. d. Set firm behavioral limits.
Although there are similarities in the different nursing theories, there are key elements that dis-tinguish one from another. The emphasis of Jean Watson's conceptual model is that:
1. Self-care maintains wholeness 2. Stimuli disrupt an adaptive system 3. Subsystems exist in dynamic stability 4. Caring is central to the essence of nursing
The nurse is planning care for a client with diabetes who has been prescribed an aminoglycoside antibiotic for a serious infection. Which nursing diagnoses would take priority?
Standard Text: Select all that apply. 1. Knowledge, Deficient related to drug therapy 2. Injury, Risk for related to adverse drug effects 3. Infection, Risk for 4. Fluid Volume: Deficient, Risk for related to diarrhea 5. Hyperthermia