The most common chronic condition experienced by elder women is
a. Hearing impairment
b. Hypertension
c. Arthritis
d. Heart disease
ANS: C
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Mrs. J's son has medical power of attorney for her and has arrived at her bedside to discuss care options with her
Mrs. J has just been dialyzed, has not received any pain medication, and is rational in her decision making. Mrs. J's son decides that she should not receive any more dialysis treatments due to the acute stage of her illness, the discomfort that she has suffered, and her inability to care for herself. Mrs. J disagrees. Whose decision should be followed? a. Mrs. J's son b. Mrs. J c. Both, and the hospital's ethics committee should convene and decide d. Neither, this is a legal decision and should be done by a court of law
The nurse caring for a client with severe dementia has assessed the client's level of pain as moderate
and has provided pain relief medication. An hour after the medication is administered, reassessment suggests that the client is still in pain. The best action for the nurse to take would be to a. seek an order for additional analgesia. b. reposition the client. c. offer oral intake. d. give adjuvant medication.
Physical, emotional, and spiritual exhaustion can occur among caregivers and appears more often in people who have excessive expectations of themselves. This situation is called:
a. excessiveness. b. burnout. c. fatigue. d. weariness.
The critical appraisal question that would most accurately evaluate the data-collection methods and procedures of a research report is what?
a. Would it be possible to replicate this study in another clinical setting? b. Are the results of each hypothesis or research question presented and presented objectively? c. Did testing of the hypothesis(es) or research question(s) clearly support or not support each hypothesis or research question? d. Was there an observation guide?