When reviewing the medical record of a postpartum client, the nurse notes that the client has experienced a third-degree laceration. The nurse understands that the laceration extends to which of the following?
A) Superficial structures above the muscle
B) Through the perineal muscles
C) Through the anal sphincter muscle
D) Through the anterior rectal wall
C
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The following research steps could be found in which type of qualitative research?
• Identification of the culture to be studied • Gaining entrance • Cultural immersion • Acquiring informants • Theory development a. Ethnographic b. Grounded theory c. Historical d. Phenomenological
When caring for a confused patient who has a history of falls, a nurse demonstrates caring when
1. Removing the patient's night-light. 2. Keeping the patient's bed in the highest position at all times. 3. Having the patient sit in a rocking chair near the nurses' station. 4. Offering infrequent opportunities for the patient to go to the bathroom.
An observer of a person diagnosed with dependent personality disorder might describe the individual as:
a. negative b. clinging c. socially inhibited d. a loner
A patient is being discharged after surgery. During the admission history, the nurse had learned that the patient normally consumes two or three glasses of wine each day
The prescriber has ordered hydrocodone with acetaminophen (Lortab) for pain. What will the nurse do? a. Request an order for acetaminophen without hydrocodone for pain. b. Suggest that the patient use ibuprofen for pain. c. Tell the patient not to drink wine while taking the Lortab. d. Tell the patient to limit his wine intake to one or two glasses per day.