The nurse will anticipate preparing a 71-year-old female patient who is vomiting "coffee-ground" emesis for
a. endoscopy.
b. angiography.
c. barium studies.
d. gastric analysis.
a. endoscopy.
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Manifestations of cancer in the pediatric patient vary by type and location, but include which of the following general manifestations? Select all that apply
1. Infection 2. Pain 3. Weight gain 4. Cachexia 5. Neurologic symptoms 6. Polycythemia
A nurse is admitting a teen-aged woman to the Labor and Delivery unit to have her baby. She is not married but is holding hands with her boyfriend who is the baby's father. The nurse realizes that:
a. adolescent pregnancy is a decreasing concern in modern society. b. teenage pregnancies are little more than a temporary bump in the road of life. c. increased numbers of children mean greater income and a way out of poverty. d. teenage pregnancies affect teenage fathers as well as mothers.
Hospital leadership should consider which of the following ethical dilemmas prior to experienc-ing an actual disaster (select all that apply)?
a. Which clinical leader will make the deci-sion about distribution of scarce resources b. Criteria to determine which patients re-ceive aggressive treatment and which will receive palliative care c. Which nursing staff will be the first to re-port to the hospital in the event of a disas-ter d. How prophylactic pharmaceuticals will be distributed to protect staff and their fami-lies e. Who will be primarily responsible for ex-ternal communication
Which of the five components of the NANDA-I nursing diagnosis are documented in the plan of care?
1. label and definition 2. label only 3. label and risk factors 4. label and related factor