The nurse is caring for a patient with hyperactive delirium. The nurse focuses interventions toward keeping the patient:
a. comfortable
b. nourished
c. safe
d. sedated
C
The greatest priority in managing delirium is keeping the patient safe. Sedation may contribute to development of delirium. Comfort and nutrition are important, but they are not priorities.
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a. Weak pulse b. Normal pulse c. Thready pulse d. Bounding pulse
A patient tells the nurse that he or she does not understand the purpose of capitation. What is the nurse's best response?
a. To provide high-quality care at the highest cost to the hospital, not the patient b. To provide the least expensive care for patients regardless of outcomes c. To build a payment plan that includes the best standards of care at the lowest cost d. To ensure that all patients receive the same care for the same cost in all hospitals
The most widely used rate to compare the health of populations across countries is the
A. Birth rate. B. Crude mortality rate. C. Death from HIV rate. D. Infant mortality rate.
A group of nursing students is reviewing information about maladaptive anger. The students demonstrate a need for additional study when they identify which physical condition as being linked to suppressed anger?
A) Coronary heart disease B) Arthritis C) Hypertension D) Breast cancer