A team of nurses would like to research outcomes of intensive care that expand beyond those that are normally studied. This team would recognize which outcome as most commonly studied?
1. Patient comfort
2. Patient perceived quality of life
3. Functional status
4. Mortality
Answer: 4
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a. The risk for lung cancer for smokers than for nonsmokers is 5 times greater. b. The risk for lung cancer for smokers than for nonsmokers is 10 times greater. c. The risk for lung cancer for smokers than for nonsmokers is 50 times greater. d. Lung cancer affects smokers and non-smokers equally due to occupational hazards.
The family of an older client in a nursing home feels that the client has not been treated fairly and that the client's rights have been violated. Which of the following would be the best action for the family to take?
1. Remove the client from the facility. 2. Call the local ombudsman and report the information. 3. Hire a lawyer to obtain information about the client's care. 4. Request a copy of the client's medical record and determine if appropriate care has been given.
The nurse assessing the results of a Rinne test sees BC >AC. The nurse translates this to mean that the patient has:
1. conductive hearing loss. 2. sensorineural hearing loss. 3. normal hearing. 4. a cochlear defect.
An unconscious patient with a traumatic head injury has a blood pressure of 130/76 mm Hg, and an intracranial pressure (ICP) of 20 mm Hg. The nurse will calculate the cerebral perfusion pres-sure (CPP) as ____ mm Hg
Fill in the blank with the appropriate word.