A patient is recovering from a burn that she experienced 6 weeks earlier. What is a priority in the rehabilitation and predischarge phase of the burn injury?
A) Monitoring fluid and electrolyte imbalances
B) Patient and family education
C) Assessing cardiac output
D) Infection control
B
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A patient enters the emergency room with complaints of visual changes, drowsiness, and tinnitus. The patient is confused and hyperventilating. These symptoms may be attributable to which of the following?
A) Acute acetaminophen toxicity B) Salicylism C) Ibuprofen overdose D) Caffeine overdose
A patient presents at the clinic with signs and symptoms of seasonal allergic rhinitis. The patient is prescribed a nasal steroid to relieve symptoms
Two days later, the patient calls the clinic and tells the nurse that he is frustrated and wants a new drug. What is the most appropriate response by the nurse? A) "It may take up to 2 weeks to get the full clinical effect. Try to keep using the drug as ordered." B) "The drug must not work for you. Let's change to an oral steroid." C) "You probably are administering the drug incorrectly. Come in and we can review the process." D) "You probably need to try a different nasal steroid. This one should be effective by now."
The hospital nurses, after attending a conference on nursing burnout, discuss among themselves strategies to use when working with families of dying children. Which of the following would be helpful? Select all that apply
1. Planning the child and family's care alone as the primary nurse 2. Participating in team decisions regarding the dying child's plan of care 3. Declining the family's invitation to attend the child's funeral 4. Participating in a mentoring relationship with experienced hospice nurses 5. Participating in support groups with mental health professionals
Hypotheses can be classified as:
A. simple or complex. B. nondirectional versus directional. C. research versus statistical. D. all of the above