The patient's vital signs such as increasing blood pressure, increasing heart rate and grimacing are the best indications that a patient has postoperative pain. When the nurse sees these signs it is time to initiate the PACU acute pain relief policy
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
ANS: F
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The nurse is preparing to instruct a patient and his wife on technique and importance of assessing pulse prior to taking heart medication. Which principle(s) of learning would be appropriate in this situation? (Select all that apply.)
a. The learning environment b. The patient's and wife's learning styles c. The objectives/goal statements listed on the patient's care plan d. The patient's financial ability to purchase the medication e. The patient's understanding of the seriousness of his illness
While developing an intrapartum care plan for the patient in early labor, it is important that the nurse recognize that psychosocial factors may influence a woman's experience of pain. These include (Select all that apply):
a. Culture. b. Anxiety and fear. c. Previous experiences with pain. d. Intervention of caregivers. e. Support systems.
Prior to administering a dose of 5-FU to a patient with pancreatic cancer, the nurse is conducting the necessary drug research. The nurse is aware that 5-FU is a cell cycle–specific chemotherapeutic agent
Which of the following statements best describes cell cycle–specific drugs? A) They follow a specific sequence of cytotoxic events in order to achieve cell death. B) They affect cancerous cells during a particular phase of cellular reproduction. C) They achieve a synergistic effect when administered in combination with cell cycle–nonspecific drugs. D) They affect cancerous cells and normal body cells in a similar manner.
Which statements regarding measures of central tendency are accurate? (Select all that apply.)
a. This classification of levels of measurement is scientifically inaccurate. b. Having the mean, mode, and median exactly the same indicates the measures have been correctly applied. c. They have great flexibility with regard to the amount of mathematical manipulation possible. d. They vary from sample to sample, even when the same trait or characteristic is measured.