Accurate blood pressures depend on using the correct size cuff for each patient
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A nurse frequently looks at her watch when giving a patient a bed bath. What message is most likely conveyed to the patient from the nurse?
a. She desires to spend more time with the patient. b. She is anxious to listen to the patient's concerns. c. She is feeling hurried. d. She likes her watch.
A nurse has prepared the 9:00 A.M. client medications for administration but is called off the unit briefly. Who can distribute these medications to clients?
a. any licensed nurse (LP/VN or RN) assigned to the unit b. a pharmacy technician c. the nurse who prepared them d. the head nurse
The patient who is to have a blood transfusion for the treatment of anemia states that she is fearful of contracting HIV through the blood. The nurse assures her that transfusion blood has been put through special HIV screening since:
1. 1980. 2. 1984. 3. 1986. 4. 1999.
The patient says, "I just don't think I can keep going on. I just want it all to end." The nurse assesses that this patient has suicidal ideation. Your best response is:
1. "Do you have any thoughts of harming yourself?" 2. "Have you felt like this before?" 3. "You are just depressed. Once you feel better, you won't think that way." 4. "We will keep you safe here."