The nurse outlines to a family that the focus of palliative care is to provide (select all that apply):
1. care and not cure.
2. service in any setting.
3. environment for pain free death.
4. psychological support to patient.
5. psychological support to family.
1, 2, 3, 4, 5
The concept of palliative care is to provide a painless death and psychological support to patient and family. Service outside of the hospital is provided by nurses from a hospice ser-vice that come into the home.
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The nurse plans to develop a comprehensive screening tool to use with young adults, assessing their lifestyles and healthy living habits. What barrier must the nurse plan to overcome in order to make this screening successful?
a. Young adults may not see a health provider regularly. b. Young adults are so diversified that a screening tool may not be appropriate. c. Young adults have too many risky lifestyle behaviors to make education relevant. d. Young adults are too busy with their lives to see a health care provider regularly.
Nurse C, a nurse with 20 years of OB-GYN experience, was asked to float to the ER. She refused. Was she correct in this decision and why?
a. She was correct because if she did this once she may be expected to float on a regular basis. b. She was incorrect because she felt she had enough seniority to not have to float. c. She was incorrect because she just did not want to float. d. She was correct because with her lack of experience in the ER, she felt she could not safely care for her patients.
A patient, who has a tube feeding, requires a chest x-ray study for evaluation of a cough. To reduce the risk of aspiration, the nurse:
a. helps the radiology technician to position the patient to avoid dislodging the tube. b. holds feedings until placement has been verified. c. slows the infusion rate by half. d. stops feedings 10 to 15 minutes before placing flat to obtain the radiograph.
A prescriber orders ramipril [Altace] for an obese patient with type 2 diabetes mellitus who has developed hypertension. The nurse provides teaching before dismissing the patient home
Which statement by the patient indicates understanding of the teaching? a. "I am less likely to develop diabetic nephropathy when taking this medica-tion." b. "I should check my blood sugar more of-ten, because hyperglycemia is a side effect of this drug." c. "Taking this medication helps reduce my risk of stroke and heart attack." d. "This medication will probably prevent the development of diabetic retinopathy."