What is the most significant reason behind the emphasis on evidence-based practice today?
A) Consideration of patient preferences B) Provision of cost-effective care
C) Validation of nursing interventions D) Provision of quality care
B
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A) Avoid high-fat meals while taking this medication. B) Limit fluid intake to 2 liters a day. C) Limit sodium intake to 2 grams per day. D) Take this medication without regard to meals.
After abdominal surgery, a patient must cough and take deep breaths. How can the nurse best achieve this with this patient?
a. Withhold analgesics until the patient per-forms this task. b. Help the patient splint the incision with a pillow. c. Explain that pneumonia occurs if deep breathing is not carried out every 4 hours. d. Ambulate the patient 40 feet to increase his need for oxygen.
You are the nurse caring for an 87-year-old Mexican-American female patient who is in end-stage renal disease
The physician has just been in to see the patient and her family to tell them that nothing more can be done for the patient and that death is not far off. The physician offers to discharge the patient home to hospice care. The patient and family refuse. After the physician leaves, the patient's daughter approaches you and asks what hospice care is. What would this lack of knowledge about hospice care be perceived as? A) Lack of an American education of the patient and her family B) A language barrier to hospice care for this patient C) A barrier to hospice care for this patient D) Inability to grasp American concepts of health care
A patient is on a medication that comes in a dosage of 1000 mcg. How many mg is this?
1. 100 mg 2. 1 mg 3. 1000 mg 4. 10 mg