What is the best score a patient can make on the Glasgow Coma Scale?
A) 1
B) 10
C) 15
D) 25
C
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The nurse working in a long-term care facility safely delegates which of the following to the unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP)?
1. Bathing a client who is showing signs of imminent death 2. Obtaining vital signs on a client who developed shortness of breath 3. Providing fresh ice and water to everyone on the unit 4. Transferring an elderly man from the chair to the bed independently
A patient's central venous pressure reading is 8 mmHg. The nurse understands this reading reflects which physiological parameter?
1. The blood pressure within the right atrium 2. The blood pressure within the pulmonary artery 3. The blood pressure within the left ventricle 4. The blood pressure within the left atrium
A nurse is practicing in faith community nursing. Which of the following best describes the goal of this type of practice?
a. Enhance spirituality of communities b. Initiate primary prevention activities c. Develop and sustain health ministries d. Act as a health referral source for churches
The client has had malaria for many years. He asks the nurse why medications might not cure his illness when there are several drugs available. What is the best response by the nurse?
1. "When erythrocytes rupture, the parasites are too numerous for medications to be effective." 2. "Late in the illness, the immune system is too overwhelmed for medications to be effective." 3. "Once the parasite starts multiplying in your liver, medications are usually ineffective." 4. "When cysts occur late in the disease, the parasite is too resistant for medications to be effective."