A patient was hospitalized with frostbite and is receiving ibuprofen. The patient asks the healthcare professional to explain the rationale for the drug. What is the best response?
a. Treating fever
b. Preventing plate aggregation
c. Reducing pain
d. Inhibiting prostaglandins
Answer: d. Inhibiting prostaglandins
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A client has a pressure ulcer on the medial malleolus. The client's skin is intact with purple discoloration and a blood-filled blister. When documenting this finding, which terminology is appropriate for the nurse to use?
A) Partial-thickness loss of dermis B) Non-blanchable erythema C) Suspected deep tissue injury D) Full-thickness tissue loss
Grafts taken from one body and grafted onto another body are called what?
A) Allograft B) Homograft C) Heterograft D) Autograft
The leadership team for a multisystem healthcare organization learns that Medicare reimbursement will be 10% lower for the next quarter. Which data should the team analyze to determine the reason for this decline in reimbursement? Select all that apply.
A) Fall rates B) Staff turnover C) Surgical errors D) CAHPS surveys E) Readmission rates
The nurse is caring for an elderly client in a nursing home. The client has been extremely irritable the entire day. In planning the client's care, an appropriate snack to offer the client to decrease the irritability would be a:
A) Chocolate candy bar. B) Handful of raisins. C) Granola bar. D) Glass of milk.