A nurse is monitoring an elderly client with CHF. After listening to the client's lungs, the nurse hears decreased breath sounds on the left side
Since this is a change in the client's previous assessment, the nurse notifies the physician for further instruction. Which of the universal job skills did the nurse utilize in this situation?
A) Helping or instructing other health care personnel
B) Physical stamina
C) Problem solving
D) Manual dexterity
C
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At the staff meeting, this issue was discussed with the staff, and they decide that the best thing to do is which of the following? a. Administer sleeping medications at 2200 hours. b. Cluster nursing activities at night. c. Turn off all alarms after 2200. d. Keep lights on in the main hallway for safety reasons.
What is the nurse aware of when assessing a person with a craniocerebral injury?
a. Most injuries of this type are irreversible b. Open injuries are always more serious than closed injuries c. Signs and symptoms may not occur until several days after the trauma d. Trauma to the frontal lobe is more significant than to any other area
A key issue in adult-adolescent relationships is:
a. quality time b. financial support c. communication d. fairness
Which of the following would require using caution in applying cold therapy?
a. Chronic pain b. Joint trauma c. Circulatory insufficiency d. Sprains