The Joint Commission mandates that nurses assess and reassess a patient's pain level. A nurse's institution mandates pain reassessment at 30 minutes for any drug given intravenously. This mandate is based on what?
A) Research that shows that it takes half as long for IV pain medication to work than oral medication
B) The time it takes a pain medication to decrease pain intensity
C) The time it takes a pain medication to block pain in a patient
D) The median half-life of an intravenous pain medication
B
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a. Abuse b. Misuse c. Tolerance d. Dependence
The burned client on admission is drooling and having difficulty swallowing. What is the nurse's best first action?
A. Assess level of consciousness and pupillary reactions. B. Ask the client at what time food or liquid was last consumed. C. Auscultate breath sounds over the trachea and mainstem bronchi. D. Measure abdominal girth and auscultate bowel sounds in all four quadrants.
All of the following criteria must be met for a client to be eligible for home health services under Medicare except
1. The client must be homebound. 2. The client must need skilled nursing care, physical therapy, or speech therapy. 3. The client must be indigent. 4. The client's physician must certify the need for care.
Which type of play is most typical of the preschool period?
a. Solitary c. Associative b. Parallel d. Team