What is the difference between a sign and a symptom?
What will be an ideal response?
A sign is something that you can see, feel, or hear. A symptom is something that is reported by the patient.
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A patient who is waiting to go for a diagnostic test that will determine the presence of cancer tells the nurse that she is having difficulty breathing and feels like her heart is pounding out of her chest
To best help this patient, the nurse should: 1. Stay with the patient and provide emotional support. 2. Darken the room and let the patient rest quietly alone. 3. Encourage the patient to walk around in the room. 4. Offer the patient a light snack to eat.
During the assessment of a client's breasts, the nurse finds both breasts rounded, slightly unequal in size, skin smooth and intact, and nipples without discharge. What should the nurse do next?
1. Notify the charge nurse. 2. Notify the physician. 3. Document the findings in the nurse's notes as normal. 4. Document the findings in the nurse's notes as abnormal.
Which of the following best describes the primary problem that can result from health care today being given by many different care providers?
a. Clients are not sure which provider to see first. b. Health care providers have to make referrals to other providers. c. Clients sometimes are not sure who their primary provider is. d. Overuse, underuse, or gaps in care may result.
What percentage of Americans takes at least one prescription drug per year?
1. 50% 2. 10% 3. 40% 4. 25%