In Man's Search for Meaning, Viktor Frankl proposes that the last of human freedoms is:
a. to choose how to live or die
b. to choose to find meaning in suffering
c. to choose to further your education
d. to choose how to spend the golden years
B
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The nurse is caring for a newborn with rapid respirations. How would the nurse get an accurate respiratory rate?
1. Remove the client's clothing so the chest movement can be seen. 2. Count respirations for 30 seconds and multiply by two. 3. Place the hand on the client's back to feel the respirations. 4. Use a stethoscope to hear respirations.
The nurse notes that a patient with type 2 diabetes mellitus is not prescribed aspirin 81 mg as recommended for the prevention of cardiovascular complications
What information in the patient's health history should the nurse use to understand why this medication has not been prescribed for the patient? Select all that apply. 1. Patient receives a vitamin B12 injection every month. 2. Patient admitted for gastrointestinal bleeding 3 months ago. 3. Patient prescribed warfarin (Coumadin) 2.5 mg by mouth every day. 4. Patient treated for chronic alcoholism and liver cirrhosis the past year. 5. Patient develops a rash and urticaria when taking medications with sulfa.
If a penny-pinching patient rationalizes personal behavior, a nurse will expect that the patient is most likely to:
a. call other people wasteful. b. start spending money liberally. c. claim to exemplify the virtue of thrift. d. give vast amounts of money to charity on death.
A patient with terminal cancer has just died. Which actions should the nurse take during the immediate postmortem period? (Select all that apply.)
a. Bathe and dress the patient. b. Ask the family if they want the patient's face covered or uncovered. c. Remove all tubes, medical supplies, and equipment from the bedside. d. Provide the family a place away from the patient's room to talk and grieve. e. Notify the physician with the patient's time of death per institutional policy. f. Recommend that the family donate the patient's organs as a way to find meaning from the death.