A nurse is caring for a 2-day-old neonate in a NICU. What pain assessment scale would best assess the pain for this patient?
A) COMFORT Scale
B) CRIES Pain Scale
C) FLACC Scale
D) Checklist of nonverbal indicators
B
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A woman asks her doctor what she can do before she begins trying to get pregnant to help her baby, since she is prone to anemia. The doctor correctly advises her to:
1. Get pregnant, then begin on extra iron. 2. Add more carbohydrates to her diet. 3. Begin taking folic acid supplements daily. 4. Have a hemoglobin baseline done now so her progress can be followed.
View pain as a sign of illness
A. Older Anglo-Saxon Americans and Irish B. Jewish and Italians C. African Americans D. Arab Americans
The nurse is caring for a 45-year-old male Arab patient who is in pain. Which action can most likely be attributed to the patient's cultural belief about pain?
a. The patient never requests pain medica-tion. b. The patient asks for pain relief to control pain. c. The patient becomes irritable and de-manding when in pain. d. The patient hides pain from his family.
Match each term with the correct statement below.
A. reporting what you see and hear B. providing patient information at the care conference C. what you think and feel D. taking vital signs when you admit the patient, then reporting to the nurse E. change in nursing action F. monitoring the effectiveness of the plan G. fluid intake increased to 2500 mL per day as listed on the care plan