Nurses use informatics in order to:
a. play computer games for entertainment.
b. foster collaboration among nurses and others who are interested in nursing informatics.
c. provide management training for nurses interested in communication technology.
d. substitution, innovation, and transformation of patient care, nursing administration, oreducational preparation.
D
Nurses use informatics for substitution, innovation, transformation of patient care, nursing
administration, or educational preparation.
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1. Indicates the prescribed pain medication is not sufficient. 2. Is thought to be at the root of all changes in vital signs. 3. Increases the blood pressure to dangerous levels. 4. Is a baseline that allows measurement of slight changes.
A patient who has chronic adrenal insufficiency is admitted to the hospital for an open cholecystectomy
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