As a "floater" in the perioperative area today, your first assignment is a preoperative interview for a 49year-old woman who is scheduled for an abdominal hysterectomy next week
Which patient factor has the most important implication for her care during the perioperative period?
A. She develops a rash after using rubber gloves.
B. She expresses anxiety about "being put to sleep."
C. She states she has 2 to 3 alcoholic drinks per week.
D. She takes a diuretic to control her blood pressure.
A
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The nurse is teaching a group of students the various historical explanations of mental illness. Which statement by the students indicates understanding of the nurse's teaching regarding the era of magico-religious explanations?
1. "The insane were believed to be divinely inspired and care was generally benevolent and kindly." 2. "Mental illnesses were caused by imbalances in body humors: blood, bile, and phlegm." 3. "Mental and physical illness were the result of superhuman forces that inflicted suffering." 4. "Mental illnesses were influenced by the moon; hence, the term lunacy."
The difference between an excisional biopsy and an incisional biopsy is that an excisional biopsy involves the:
a. use of a needle to obtain fluid samples. b. removal of the entire lesion. c. taking a "bite" from the lesion for study. d. shaving of the superficial layers of the lesion.
What is one of the major technological contributors to changes in self-management by healthcare consumers?
1. The introduction of cell phones 2. Change in elementary education 3. Computers and information technology 4. Better transportation
The nurse is teaching the client with iron-deficiency anemia about the need to increase his consumption of:
a. vitamin A c. B-complex vitamins. b. vitamin E. d. vitamin C.