Which patient information does the nurse document in the patient's physical assessment?
a. Slurred speech
b. Immunizations
c. Smoking habit
d. Allergies
ANS: A
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When explaining an upcoming test, a polysomnography, the nurse should include which of the following education related to equipment placements the patient will have placed on his or her person during the sleep study? Select all that apply
A) An ECG with lots of chest leads will monitor heart rate and rhythm. B) A pulse oximeter placed on a finger is used to determine arterial oxygen saturation. C) An EOG will be placed on the skin near the eye to record eye movements. D) An EMG patch will be placed under the chin to record muscle movement. E) An actigraph device will be placed on the wrists and ankles to measure body motion.
A nurse is planning care for a patient with an ethnic background different from her own. Which of the following would be the most appropriate goal?
a. Attempt, in a nonjudgmental way, to change the patient's ethnic beliefs. b. Strive to keep the ethnic background of the patient from influencing health needs. c. Encourage continuation of the patient's ethnic practices in the hospital setting. d. Adapt, as necessary, the ethnic practices to the patient's health needs.
Metabolic changes throughout pregnancy affecting glucose and insulin in the mother and the fetus are complicated but important to understand. Nurses should know that:
1. insulin crosses the placenta to the fetus only in the first trimester, after which the fetus secretes its own. 2. women with insulin-dependent diabetes are prone to hyperglycemia during the first trimester because they are consuming more sugar. 3. during the second and third trimesters, pregnancy exerts a diabetogenic effect that ensures an abundant supply of glucose for the fetus. 4. maternal insulin requirements steadily decline during pregnancy.
The nurse is reading the policies of the local health care institutions to determine where to apply for employment. Which policy would indicate to the nurse that the institution is following traditional values more than EBP?
A) Research findings are translated into useful interventions for practice. B) Business methods of successful institutions are used as the gold standard for replicating and refining those methods. C) High-quality decisions are made by the practitioners and clients in specific health care situations. D) The use of a standard statistical tool in making necessary decisions for health care.