Which of the following is considered the most important goal in nursing today?
a. Adapting to technological advances such as electronic medical records
b. Demonstrating caring as the basis of nursing practice
c. Distinguishing nursing care from medical care
d. Seeking evidence-based outcomes to demonstrate nursing's contribution to care
ANS: B
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a. 80 mL/hr b. 100 mL/hr c. 125 mL/hr d. 250 mL/hr
The nurse administers teriparatide (Forteo) and evaluates the drug as effective in achieving desired effects when what is assessed?
A) Increase in serum calcium and phosphorous B) Increase in serum calcium and decrease in serum phosphorous C) Decrease in serum calcium and phosphorous D) Decrease in serum calcium and increase in serum phosphorous
The nurse is providing discharge teaching for a client who is at risk for mild hypernatremia. What action is most important for the nurse to teach the client?
a. "Weigh yourself every morning and every night." b. "Check your radial pulse twice a day." c. "Read food labels to determine sodium content." d. "Bake or grill the meat rather than frying it."
A client injured in military combat has returned to the family home
The family finds the illness is disrupting routines because the client is having problems with memory and has forgotten several times to meet the children after school to walk them home. By suggesting lists and utilizing sticky-notes for the client, the nurse teaches: A) The client how to interact with family. B) The client and family about past mistakes. C) How to trigger memory. D) The client to embrace the future.