According to Kobala, comfort is the immediate state of being strengthened by having which of the following needs met?
a. Food, shelter, clothing c. Relief from pain, shelter, work ease
b. Food, hygiene, pain d. Relief, ease, transcendence
D
Kobala defined comfort as the immediate state of being strengthened by having the needs of relief,
ease, and transcendence met.
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A priority nursing assessment for a patient who is to receive an alpha- or beta-adrenergic antagonist would be to
A) assess heart rate. B) check blood glucose level. C) measure urine output. D) monitor respiratory rate.
An older adult is admitted to the emergency department (ED) after being the restrained front seat passenger in a motor vehicle accident. The nurse assessing this patient should consider that which physiologic response to hypovolemia is not as likely in an older adult?
1. Decreased blood pressure 2. Tachycardia 3. Decreased cardiac output by hemodynamic monitor 4. Decreased urine output
A parent asks the school nurse why she should not give her children aspirin for a fever
When the nurse replies that it has to do with the possible risk of a child getting Reye's syndrome while taking aspirin, the parents asks: "What is Reye's syndrome?" Which of the following responses by the nurse would most accurately describe Reye's syndrome? a. fatal or near-fatal condition involving the circulatory system and the nervous system b. an unusual allergy-like reaction to aspirin while in a mild immunosuppressed condition following an illness c. a neurological reaction to aspirin that can cause paralysis to the alveoli and bring respiratory distress d. a life-threatening condition following a mild viral illness, in which there is liver enlargement and cerebral edema
Which of the following terms is used to describe a temporary loss of consciousness during which there is overactivity of part of the brain, often resulting in uncontrolled body movement?
A. tremor B. vertigo C. seizure D. convulsion