A nurse is developing outcome criteria for a patient following abdominal surgery. Which of the following is most appropriate?
A. patient ambulates by time of D/C
B. Identify 2 techniques to safely rise out of bed.
C. Patient reports pain less than 6/10.
D. Patient ambulates safely in hall twice on post op day 2
Answer: D. Patient ambulates safely in hall twice on post op day 2
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A teenage female patient tells the nurse that she has been sexually active with her boyfriend for two months. For which sexually transmitted infection should this patient be assessed?
1. genital herpes 2. human papillomavirus 3. condyloma acuminatum 4. chlamydia
Practice guidelines are formulated to:
a. establish evidence of appropriate psychiatric care based on anecdotal data collected only on the unit where you are using the practice guidelines. b. promote consistency of patient care for all patients with a particular need regardless of age or DSM-IV-TR diagnosis. c. identify treatments that are safe and effective for a particular psychiatric disorder based on collected data. d. minimize the need for nurses to continuously update the guidelines after they have been established.
A master's- or doctorate-credentialed RN is usually the nurse who conducts clinical research. But all RNs at times function as researchers. Which of the following are research activities that all RNs might participate in?
a. Collecting data for research c. Initiating nursing research questions b. Developing research protocols d. Interpreting research results
How can a nursing assistant help dying patients meet their spiritual needs?
What will be an ideal response?