Over a 20-year period, Wallace and colleagues conducted a series of studies on children's pain and nurses' pain management. This is an example of:
A) A research program
B) The scientific method
C) Positivist research
D) Basic research
A
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Which nursing diagnosis is most appropriate when considering the impact of a hearing deficit when planning care for a child who has been diagnosed with a hearing impairment?
a. Risk for injury, related to hearing impair-ment b. Risk for social isolation, related to hearing impairment c. Knowledge deficit, related to hearing im-pairment d. Anxiety, related to hearing impairment
The nurse is assessing a client who developed nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea after eating undercooked meat. Which organism should the nurse suspect that the client ingested? (Select all that apply.)
a. Shigella b. Salmonella c. Norwalk Virus d. Campylobacter e. Giardia intestinalis
A patient is receiving warfarin, a drug with a strong attraction to albumin. While taking the warfarin, the patient begins to take a second drug that also has a strong attraction to albumin. The nurse would need to watch the patient for signs of:
A. decreased effects of the warfarin because the second drug may cause the warfarin to bind more strongly to the albumin. B. increased effects of the warfarin because the second drug may cause the warfarin to bind more strongly to the albumin. C. subtherapeutic levels of warfarin because the second drug may displace the warfarin from the albumin. D. toxic levels of warfarin because the second drug may displace the warfarin from the albumin.
What should be included in the care for a neonate who was diagnosed with pertussis?
a. Monitoring hemoglobin level b. Hearing test before discharge c. Serial platelet counts d. Treatment of all close contacts with a prophylactic antibiotic