The nurse performs an admission assessment on a 52-year-old woman admitted through the ED with a myocardial infarction. The nurse charts "Swooshing sound heard over right carotid artery." How should this documentation be corrected?
A) "Murmur heard over right carotid artery"
B) "Split sound auscultated over right carotid artery"
C) "Right carotid bruit auscultated"
D) Does not need to be corrected
C
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1. To measure the level of oxygen in the blood during sleep 2. To study the brain activity during sleep 3. To measure eye movement during sleep 4. To detect the cessation of breathing during sleep
The nurse cautions a patient taking an anticoagulant that he should avoid taking aspirin because one drug may increase the action of the other drug. What is the correct term for this effect?
a. Compatibility b. Antagonism c. Synergism d. Cooperation
A client stops at the desk of his doctor's office to ask the nurse a few questions. He is a retired teacher who has just been diagnosed with diabetes and wants to know how to manage his care
While the nurse is going over glucose testing, he talks about how expensive his medications and healthcare have become. The nurse can best provide support to him by stating A) "Don't worry, I don't think the total bill will be too much." B) "I don't know anything about insurance." C) "You only need to do this once a day so the supplies should last you a long time." D) "I believe that some parts of Medicare will cover preventative care, such as diabetes monitoring."
Which question would be the best example of a knowledge-focused trigger?
a. What is the best method for treatment of leg swelling when a patient is taking ga-bapentin (Neurontin)? b. How can we decrease the incidence of skin cancer in adults over the age of 65? c. What is the current evidence for improv-ing oral intake for cancer patients with stomatitis? d. What is the maximum length of time our hospital allows irrigation kits to be used?