A patient is admitted to the critical care unit after receiving a mechanical heart implantation. In making a nursing assignment, the charge nurse best demonstrates application of the Synergy Model by assigning which nurse to care for this patient?
A) A newly hired new graduate nurse, for the experience
B) A nurse with a patient in the next room, for proximity
C) The most senior nurse on the unit, for political reasons
D) The nurse with most experience with this device, for expertise
D
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a. clothing, linens, and bath articles thoroughly cleaned in hot water. b. stress nature and transmission of the disease. c. special carbohydrate diet to promote healing. d. complete isolation from the public.
A patient tells the nurse that she is afraid of getting cervical cancer because her mother died of cervical cancer. The most appropriate response by the nurse would be:
1. "You need to a have a pelvic examination every 6 months because of your histo-ry." 2. "If you have regular Pap smears, cervical cancer is usually diagnosed early and cured." 3. "There's no need to worry so much. Cervical cancer does not run in families." 4. "Cervical cancer is sexually transmitted. Don't switch partners often and you don't have to worry."
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The nurse is assessing a postpartum client's risk for early postpartum hemorrhage. Which findings in the client's health history place this client at an increase risk for early postpartum hemorrhage? Select all that apply
1. Microsomia 2. Grand multiparity 3. African American heritage 4. Oxytocin induction of labor 5. History of anorexia nervosa