A nurse is assessing the vital signs of a patient who has exercised regularly for several years. What vital sign findings would be expected?
A) increased body temperature and respirations
B) increased pulse and blood pressure
C) decreased pulse and blood pressure
D) exercise has no effect on vital signs
C
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The nurse is caring for a child who is dying. The parent asks that the child not be told he is dying. The child asks you if he is dying. Which of the following would be the most appropriate action by the nurse at this time?
1. Tell the child he is dying and offer to stay with him. 2. Offer to bring in the child life therapist. 3. Ignore the child's question and change the subject. 4. Suggest a meeting with the health care team to the parents.
A patient has been diagnosed with a sexually transmitted disease (STD) and the patient's partner is angry, saying, "She must have cheated on me." What response by the nurse is most appropriate?
a. "This infection may have been present for a long time." b. "You need to be tested for this disease too." c. "Yes, you're right; if you don't have the STD, she cheated." d. "Now, now, getting angry will not help anything."
A nurse is performing an admission assessment on a patient with suspected tuberculosis. What assessment findings by the nurse are consistent with tuberculosis?
a. Hemoptysis b. Weight gain c. Night terrors d. Hypothermia
Which type of analysis allows the researcher to make numerical data meaningful?
1. quasi-experimental analysis 2. statistical analysis 3. data analysis 4. reduction analysis