A 36-year-old woman has been experiencing chronic pain for several months, a problem that has recently been found to be attributable to fibromyalgia. When assessing this patient, the nurse should prioritize assessments related to:
A) Anorexia
B) Depression
C) Anxiety
D) Confusion
B
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A) Reddened area in conjunctiva B) "Floaters" noted in field of vision C) Possible bleeding or extrusion of eye contents D) Red, edematous conjunctiva
The Quality and Safety Education for Nursing (QSEN) project sets an agenda to improve the quality and safety of the health care delivery system
To achieve the goals set by QSEN, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) suggested the following competencies for nurses except for which of the following? 1. Patient centered care 2. Team work and collaboration 3. Informatics and evidence-based practice 4. Professional code of conduct
The nurse is assigned to a child who had surgery for repair of hypospadias and the child has a bladder stent. Upon assessment, the nurse finds that the child is suffering bladder spasms
Which of the following medications ordered by the surgeon alleviates bladder spasm? a. oxybutynin chloride (Ditropan) c. guanadrel sulfate (Hylorel) b. dezocine (Dalgan) d. propranolol (Inderal)
Disinfecting showers/tubs between baths is part of the nursing assistant's job responsibilities
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.