The nurse is admitting a 64-year-old Hispanic male patient to the rehabilitation facility following surgical intervention for a broken hip. The nurse should first assess which of the following?
a. Self-care ability
b. Self-esteem
c. Communication
d. Pain
ANS: D
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a. 10 units/hr b. 8 milliunits/min c. 12 units/hr d. 120 milliunits/min
Which of the following factors can affect oxygen saturation readings?
A) Skin color B) Activity C) Nutrition D) Environmental conditions
The first nursing theorist who identified the importance of theory in nursing was
A. Virginia Henderson. B. Hildegard Peplau. C. Lydia Hall. D. Florence Nightingale.
A legal document that states a client's health-related wishes — such as a preference for pain management if the client becomes terminally ill — and also allows the client's daughter to direct his or her care, is a(an):
A) will. B) standard of care. C) license. D) advance directive.