What is the best qualitative measurement in determining quality control for marketing?
A) Morbidity and mortality rates
B) Nursing care hours per patient day
C) Average length of stay
D) Patient surveys of general satisfaction
D
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A patient says, "I hate this yucky paste under my appliance. I think I will just tape it on." What is the best response by the nurse?
a. "Taping will not work!" b. "Taping will not seal the wafer tight enough to prevent leakage or fill increas-es." c. "Taping with waterproof tape is just as effective as the paste." d. "Taping is far more irritating to the skin than the paste would be."
Which of the following is a true statement regarding nursing research?
a. Descriptive and correlational research methods are most successful in addressing the research questions nurses typically have. b. Nurses do not typically attempt to conduct experimental research because it is beyond their level of expertise. c. Nurses have successfully used a variety of designs in research studies because there are many types of questions to be answered. d. The most common type of research used by nurse researchers is ethnographic research because it studies the lived experience of their patients.
During the nurse's preoperative assessment, the nurse notices that the patient is extremely anxious. The patient's blood pressure is 142/92 mm Hg, heart rate is 104 per minute, and respirations are 34. The nurse should:
1. go ahead and give the preoperative medicine early to help calm the patient. 2. call the operating room and cancel the surgery. 3. notify the anesthesiologist or surgeon. 4. instruct the patient on possible postoperative complications.
The nurse utilizes the data from the interview to complete which step of the nursing process?
1. assessment 2. diagnosis 3. implementation 4. evaluation