A client with a foot infection is admitted to a healthcare facility. All of the data listed
below is significant. Which data is most important for the nurse to include when
documenting the history of the client?
A) Recent drug therapy
B) Height and weight
C) Details of the current infection
D) Details of prior hospitalizations.
C
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Which of the following values reflects a normal cardiac output at rest?
a. 2.5 L/min c. 7.3 L/min b. 5.8 L/min d. 9.6 L/min
A patient was admitted with a complaint of abdominal pain. Later, the nurse observed the patient demonstrating dyspnea. What type of assessment does this change in condition require?
a. Individualized b. Focused c. Specialized d. Systematic
The most effective way for you, the charge nurse, to manage perceived conflict is to:
1. wait until the argument takes place, because you are only relying on your feelings. 2. have individual conversations with those you think sense these feelings. 3. bring everyone together in the same meeting to express feelings. 4. be aggressive in getting answers to your questions.
A Japanese patient, hospitalized for arteriosclerotic heart disease and hypertension, is allowed to have a regular diet with cultural provisions of Asian food. The patient has orders for a diuretic, antibiotic, bronchodilator, and vasodilator
The medication that would be hampered by an Asian diet would be a(n): 1. bronchodilator. 2. vasodilator. 3. diuretic. 4. antibiotic.