Which of the following tests is used most often to diagnose angina?
A) Chest x-ray
B) Echocardiogram
C) Cardiac catherization
D) 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG)
Ans: D) 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG)
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The student nurse is learning about the various complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) therapies, which may be employed as collaborative treatment for the patient with mental illness. What will the student learn about the core concept of Ayurveda?
1. It uses instruments measuring body functions and providing sensory feedback to train patients to voluntarily control certain bodily processes. 2. It aims to integrate the body, mind, and spirit to prevent and treat illness and may employ herbs, massage, meditation, diet, and lifestyle modifications. 3. A medical system originating in China, its philosophy views the human body as a microcosm of the surrounding universe. 4. It seeks to stimulate the body's ability to heal itself by giving very small doses of highly diluted substances that, in larger doses, would produce symptoms or illness.
What type of diagnosis is formulated by gathering physical, psychological, social, emotional and spiritual data?
a. medical diagnosis c. subjective diagnosis b. objective diagnosis d. nursing diagnosis
How does a nurse test the brachioradial deep tendon reflex?
a. Uses the end of the handle on the reflex hammer to stroke the lateral aspect of the sole of the patient's foot from heel to ball b. Asks the patient to slightly pronate the relaxed forearm into the nurse's hand and strikes the appropriate tendon with the reflex hammer c. Holds the patient's relaxed arm with the elbow flexed at a 90-degree angle in one hand, and palpates and strikes the appropriate tendon just above the elbow with the flat end of the reflex hammer d. Holds the patient's relaxed arm with the elbow flexed at a 90-degree angle, places a thumb over the appropriate tendon in the antecubital fossa, and strikes the thumb with the pointed end of the reflex hammer
The patient is admitted to the ICU to rule out a myocardial infarction (MI)
During the admission process, the patient is noted to have a history of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and is placed in isolation until cultures can be obtained and the patient declared noninfectious. During the isolation process, the nurse encourages family visits, realizing that which level of Maslow's hierarchy of needs is at risk? a. First level b. Second level c. Third level d. Fourth level e. Fifth level