Death certificates report the cause of death. The only problem with death certificates is that they are
A. Focused on the immediate cause or disease, not the underlying causes.
B. Focused on the legal cause of death more than the medical cause.
C. More accurate with older adults than younger adults.
D. Too difficult to read with all the comorbidities.
ANS: A
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A) Encouraging the family to stay hopeful and educating the family to the fact that, in most cases, the prognosis is good B) Encouraging the family to leave the hospital and to take time for themselves as care of the MODS patient may last for years C) Promoting communication with the patient and family along with addressing end-of-life issues D) Discussing organ donation on a number of different occasions to allow the family time to adjust to the idea
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a. Obesity b. Fluid retention c. Eye infection d. Hypervitaminosis
Which statement best reflects the nurse's therapeutic use of self with a patient who is refusing to take his or her ordered medications?
1. "Can you tell me what concerns you have about medications?" 2. "If you refuse your medications, you will just get sick again." 3. "Refusing your medications is your right, but it won't get you out of here." 4. "If you won't take your medication, I can't help you!"
An infant with tetralogy of Fallot who has multiple hypercyanotic spells will likely have a procedure to ensure pulmonary blood flow until surgical repair is performed. Which of the following is this procedure?
a. coil b. Fontan procedure c. Blalock-Taussig (BT) shunt or modified BT shunt d. Jones procedure