When recording fluid output, you should write down the total amount of output from
A) urine only.
B) emesis only.
C) loose stool only.
D) urine, emesis, loose stool, and wound drainage.
D
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Which response by the nurse would be most appropriate? A) "There is a good chance that you will be able to breast-feed almost immediately." B) "Breast-feeding is likely to be possible, but check with your surgeon." C) "After the suture line heals, breast-feeding can resume." D) "We will have to wait and see what happens after the surgery."
While conducting an assessment, the nurse asks the patient to rate her pain, with 1 being no pain and 10 being the worst pain she ever experienced. The nurse is utilizing which therapeutic communication technique?
1. Focusing 2. Encouraging comparison 3. Offering self 4. Accepting
The last resort treatment for the patient with overflow urinary problems is
a. alpha blockers c. repair of cystocele b. indwelling catheter d. removal of bladder tumor
The nurse is observing a student who is preparing to perform an ear examination for a 30-year-old patient. The nurse will need to intervene if the student
a. pulls the auricle of the ear up and posterior. b. chooses a speculum larger than the ear canal. c. stabilizes the hand holding the otoscope on the patient's head. d. stops inserting the otoscope after observing impacted cerumen.