For which person is a screening assessment indicated?
a. The person who had abdominal surgery yesterday
b. The person who is unaware of his high serum glucose levels
c. The person who is being admitted to a long-term care facility
d. The person who is beginning rehabilitation after a knee replacement
ANS: B
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A) A patient's spiritual environment can affect his physical activity. B) A patient's spiritual environment can affect his ability to communicate. C) A patient's spiritual environment can affect his quality of sexual relationships. D) A patient's spiritual environment can affect his responses to illness.
For which patient is the nurse most likely to request an order for a preoperative chest X-ray?
1. A 22-year-old with Down syndrome 2. A 50-year-old with a history of gallbladder disease 3. A 16-year-old with a history of abdominal pain 4. A 55-year-old current smoker with a recent productive cough
A client is prescribed otic 1% hydrocortisone drops in addition to ofloxacin drops. The nurse would explain that the 1% hydrocortisone drops are used to:
a. treat his ear infection. c. decrease cerumen. b. decrease inflammation. d. relieve his ear pain.
According to the Agency for Healthcare Research (AHRQ), problems of quality care are divided into five groups. The "overuse of service" refers to:
1. Conservative treatment practices 2. Patient safety issues and how disability and mortality can be reduced 3. Disparities of quality 4. The ordering of unnecessary tests, surgeries, and treatments