The nurse understands that a patient being cared for in a critical care unit experiences an acute stress response. What nursing action best demonstrates understanding of the physiological parts of the initial stress response?
A) Adequate pain control
B) Intravenous sedation
C) Treatment for elevated blood pressure
D) Ignoring an elevated glucose level
A
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The nurse cares for a client with chronic alcohol abuse. Which laboratory finding does the nurse recognize as evidence of liver damage?
A) Albumin 3.5 g/dL B) ALT 50 unit/L C) ALP 45 unit/L D) AST/SGOT 30 unit/dL
The nurse observes a nursing student suctioning a client. Which intervention by the student nurse requires the supervising nurse to intervene?
a. Checking oxygen saturation post suctioning b. Hyperoxygenating the client after removal of the catheter c. Applying intermittent suction during catheter removal d. Applying suction when the catheter is inserted
Identify the nurse responsible for the establishment of the Henry Street Settlement
a. Dorothea Dix b. Clara Barton c. Lillian Wald d. Mary Breckenridge e. Florence Nightingale
The model/theory that integrates the effects of biology and environment, or nature and nurture, on the development of mental illness is the:
1. Community mental health model 2. Holistic model 3. Systems theory 4. Diathesis-stress model