After abdominal surgical procedures, retention sutures are used frequently in patients for whom slow wound healing is expected
Indicate whether this statement is true or false.
ANS: T
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The nurse is planning care for a client admitted with heart failure. Based on this diagnosis, which type of renal failure is the client at an increased risk for experiencing?
A) Prerenal hypovolemia B) Intrarenal glomerular injury C) Intrarenal acute tubular necrosis D) Prerenal low cardiac output
What type of assessment is the nurse performing when beginning the assessment at the head and progressing down to the lower extremities?
A) Focused assessment B) Head-to-toe assessment C) Total body assessment D) Systems method
An ambulatory care center nurse who is counseling a young client with sickle cell anemia can best access evidence-based practice (EBP) guidelines from
a. consulting current nursing texts or journals. b. integrated hospital care plans and protocols. c. the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). d. the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ).
A client newly diagnosed with STEMI has the nursing diagnosis Anxiety related to hospital admission. The nurse assesses that goals have been met when the client
a. continues to ask questions. b. cries openly while the nurse is there. c. is able to rest quietly. d. needs repetition of information.