If a patient with immunosuppression needs to follow a low-bacterial diet, a meal that he or she should avoid is
a. Caesar salad dressing with alfalfa sprouts.
b. breakfast cereal with milk.
c. homemade bread with butter.
d. chicken breast sandwich with mayonnaise.
Answer: a. Caesar salad dressing with alfalfa sprouts.
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a. the condition will evolve into sickle cell anemia as she ages. b. all of her children will have sickle cell anemia. c. the trait will be transmitted to male child-ren only. d. the trait can be passed on to all children.
The nurse is evaluating the success of using evidence-based interventions for patient care. What should the nurse do to determine if these interventions were successful?
1. Analyze outcomes 2. Review plan of care 3. Strategize actions to delegate 4. Identify use of pain medication
The student nurse is learning how to care for patients who had thoracic surgery following a diagnosis of lung cancer. The intensive care unit nurse is assessing the student's understanding
Which statements by the student indicate the need for further education? Select all that apply. 1. "I should assess the patient's respiratory system at least every four hours." 2. "I really shouldn't even offer narcotic pain medications to this patient because it will result in severe respiratory depression." 3. "If there are items that the patient needs frequently, I should keep them across the hospital room. This will ensure that the patient will get better faster." 4. "The patient's head of bed should be maintained between 15 and 30 degrees." 5. "The area between the visceral and parietal pleura must be filled with positive pressure to work appropriately, and this can be accomplished with a functioning chest tube."
A physician has installed a computer-based patient records system
An outside care provider who requests medical information must obtain the patient's signed consent and then is assigned a password to gain access to the medical information. A monthly audit is conducted to determine for whom and for what purpose patient records have been accessed. This protection is referred to as: a. privacy. b. confidentiality. c. security. d. data capture.