Which of the following is a benefit of standardized care plans, as defined in your text? Standardized care plans:
1) Apply to every patient on a particular unit.
2) Include both medical and nursing orders.
3) Specify patient outcomes for each day.
4) Help ensure that important interventions are not overlooked.
ANS: 4
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A college student who is working in northern Alaska during the summer reports that he or she has an increase in difficulty sleeping since moving north
During a pre-employment physical, the patient asks the health care provider what could be causing this. The health care provider suspects the sleep disturbance is most likely because of which factor? a. Stress of the new job b. Increased daylight hours in Northern Alaska c. Physical demands of the new job d. Change in diet
Which is true of primary nursing?
1. The nurse provides all care. 2. It is the same as primary care. 3. The nurse is responsible for total care of assigned clients. 4. The focus of the care is teaching the client about health and client advocacy.
A calorie is:
a. How a serving fits into the daily diet b. The fuel or energy value of food c. A container used to measure fluid d. The process involved in the ingestion, di-gestion, absorption, and use of foods and fluids by the body
While assessing a victim of a motor vehicle crash, the nurse notes that the patient's trachea is shifted towards the left. What does this finding indicate to the nurse?
a. Cardiac tamponade b. Right lung hemothorax c. Left lung pneumothorax d. Right lung tension pneumothorax