You have been called for a? 47-year-old female who has? "passed out." As you enter the? patient's apartment, you find her supine on the living room floor with a cool wash cloth on her forehead. She states that she was standing and talking on the telephone when everything went dark. When she came? to, she was on the floor. What should be your first? action?

A 32-year-old mother of two children was a bank manager before coming to the nursing program. She will be finishing a baccalaureate nursing program in a few months. She learns best when she can plan and carry out her own learning activities,

she uses past experiences to help with current learning, and she applies learning immediately. Which learning theory best fits this woman's learning style? A) Knowles' adult learning theory B) Bandura's social learning theory C) Gestalt-Field family of theories D) Maslow's hierarchy of needs theory

An older patient is diagnosed with arterial peripheral vascular disease. What will the nurse assess in this patient? Select all that apply.

1. Leg ulcers 2. Pain with walking 3. 40-year history of smoking 4. Pain relieved when legs dangle 5. History of working as a computer operator

An overriding principle of Nightingale's writings on nursing dealt with which aspect of nursing?

a. The relationship between nurses, physicians, and society b. The relationship between patients, health, and environment c. The relationship between illness and health practices d. The relationship between hospitals, nurses, and patients

Your client is unconscious. To provide oral hygiene, you should do all the following EXCEPT:

1. place the client in high-Fowler's position. 2. ensure the client is lying on the side. 3. have suction at hand. 4. use a padded tongue blade to open the mouth.