A patient is admitted with the complaint of chest pain. Questions about which history will best help the nurse determine if the pain is from cardiac or pulmonary origin?
1. Deficits in movement, timing of the pain, and dietary changes in the last 24 hours
2. What precipitated the pain, what it feels like, and where it is located
3. Changes in dietary habits, smoking history, and presence of cough
4. What home remedies were tried, activity level, and fluid intake changes
Answer: 2
You might also like to view...
A nurse is administering a subcutaneous injection to a client. What is the maximum volume that the nurse may administer by this route?
A) 3 ml B) 2.5 ml C) 1 ml D) 0.05 ml
After completing the assessment of a patient for light touch and pain, you record your findings of bilateral lower-extremity hypesthesia and hypalgesia, which indicate
a. absence of touch sensation and absence of sensation to pain. b. diminished sense of touch and pain sensitivity. c. increased sensitivity to touch and pain. d. tingling and burning sensations.
The nurse is providing patient education for a woman who is considering estrogen replacement therapy. Which of the following risks associated with estrogen therapy should the nurse discuss with the patient? (Select all that apply.)
a. Decreased colon cancer b. Stroke c. Deep vein thrombosis d. Ovarian cancer e. Decreased bone density
Sally has been recently diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis. She wants to know more about it. She comes to you as the clinical educator of the health clinic. What can you tell her?
a. What is it? b. How does it affect the body? c. How is it treated? d. What is the prognosis for Sally?