How would you know if B.K. was not able to tolerate the advancement in diet?
What will be an ideal response?
Ans: If she began to experience nausea, vomit, or pain one to two hours after eating or difficulty swallowing then it may indicate the need to change her diet order.
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The nurse is caring for a client with emphysema. When the nurse enters the client's room, the spouse asks for the oxygen to be increased, because the client is having trouble breathing. The nurse's best intervention is to:
1. Call the physician for an order to increase the oxygen delivered. 2. Increase the oxygen and monitor oxygen saturation. 3. Explain that increased oxygen will decrease respirations and make him more SOB. 4. Tell the spouse that increasing oxygen is not possible.
To receive government money, County Hospital is required to provide demographic statistics on its patient base. In checking off the Ethnic Group boxes on the obligatory forms, office workers must be able to distinguish terminology
Which of the following best defines the term Hispanic? A) Immigrant workers who entered the United States and their descendants B) Puerto Ricans who emigrated from the United States and their descendants C) Any Spanish-speaking people living in the United States D) Illegal immigrants from Spain, Mexico, Puerto Rico, and Brazil
Realistic short-term goals for a patient who is newly admitted to the hospital should be achievable in
a. 1 to 2 days. b. 4 to 6 days. c. 1 to 2 weeks. d. 2 to 4 weeks.
A healthy 28-year-old who has been vaccinated against human papillomavirus (HPV) has a normal Pap test. Which information will the nurse include in patient teaching when calling the patient with the results of the Pap test?
a. You can wait until age 30 before having another Pap test. b. Pap testing is recommended every 3 years for women your age. c. No further Pap testing is needed until you decide to become pregnant. d. Yearly Pap testing is suggested for women with multiple sexual partners.