A nurse is caring for a hospitalized patient. What intervention can the nurse use to help the patient continue normal spiritual practices?
A) Discuss the nurse's own religious beliefs with the patient.
B) Tell the patient that spiritual practices can be resumed later.
C) Request dietary consultation for the patient's dietary restrictions.
D) Request medication from the physician to calm the patient.
C
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A patient with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease has been receiving oxygen therapy for an extended time. The nurse suspects that the patient is experiencing oxygen toxicity as evidenced by:
A) Bradycardia and frontal headache B) Dyspnea and substernal pain C) Anger and restlessness D) Poor personal hygiene
A 71-year-old patient has primary responsibility for a 47-year-old son, who is diagnosed with schizophrenia. The patient is concerned that her health is suffering from the aggravation she feels because her son is reluctant to take his medication and complains about the food she prepares for him. She is also worried about what will happen to him is she does become ill. Which factor will the nurse discuss with the patient?
a. Depression b. Elder abuse c. Palliative care d. Caregiver burden
Which of the following statements are true regarding rotational therapy? (Select all that apply.)
a. Continuous lateral rotation therapy (CLRT) can be effective for improving oxygenation if used for at least 18 hours/day. b. Kinetic therapy can decrease the incidence of ventilator-acquired pneumonia in neurologic and postoperative patients. c. Use of rotational therapy eliminates the need for other pressure ulcer prevention strategies. d. CLRT helps avoid hemodynamic instability secondary to the continuous, gentle turning of the patient. e. CLRT has minimal pulmonary benefits for critically ill patients.
Because of an influenza epidemic among the nursing staff, a nurse has been moved from the ophthalmology unit to the general surgery unit. The supervisor recognizes that the nurse is inexperienced in this specialty
What would be the nurse's initial recourse? a. Politely refuse to move, take the day off, and go home. b. Ask to work with an experienced general surgery nurse. c. Submit a report noting his dissatisfaction. d. Notify the Canadian Nurses Association (CNA) of the issue.