A nurse correctly recognizes that discharge planning should be initiated
1. During the admission process.
2. Before the patient is admitted to the hospital.
3. Immediately before discharging the patient.
4. The day after the patient's hospital admission.
ANS: 1
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a. "I can give the patient orange juice." b. "I can give the patient yogurt." c. "I can give the patient oatmeal." d. "I can give the patient milk."
The patient is instructed that the most common and effective antiplatelet aggregation agent is:
a. warfarin. b. aspirin. c. alteplase (Activase). d. reteplase (Retavase).
A nurse has promoted the introduction of health care technology into lesser-developed countries, but this has led to less-than-satisfactory results. Which of the following best describes why this has happened?
a. People do not want to use newer technol-ogy. b. The cost is so high that they cannot afford to use new technology. c. The community may not be ready for this technology. d. Technology is too complex for people in lesser-developed countries.
The nursing diagnosis most pertinent to the child with nephrotic syndrome is:
a. risk for bleeding. b. growth and development, altered. c. elimination, altered: urinary retention. d. nutrition, altered: more than body requirements.