While caring for patients, the professional nurse must question ________________
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
what does not make sense
Always think about your practice when caring for patients. Question what does not make sense to you, and question what you think needs clarification.
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The nurse is assessing a patient on antibiotic therapy for gastritis. The patient requests more information about the typical causes of Helicobacter pylori infection. What would it be appropriate for the nurse to instruct the patient?
A) Most affected patients acquired the infection during international travel. B) Infection typically occurs due to ingestion of contaminated food and water. C) A genetic factor predisposing individuals to H. pylori infection is having type A blood. D) Person-to-person transmission of the H. pylori organism does not occur.
When a co-worker tells the nurse, "I am not sure I will be able to give the right answers in the job interview," the nurse replies, "I know what you mean
Interviews have always been a problem for me, too." This response can be evaluated as lacking a. appropriateness. b. efficiency. c. feedback. d. flexibility.
The following male patients recently arrived in the emergency department. Which one should the nurse assess first?
a. 19-year-old who is complaining of severe scrotal pain b. 60-year-old with a nontender ulceration of the glans penis c. 22-year-old who has purulent urethral drainage and back pain d. 64-year-old who has dysuria after brachytherapy for prostate cancer
A patient is taking cyclosporine (Sandimmune) and prednisone to prevent organ rejection after right renal transplantation. The patient is febrile and complains of right-sided flank pain
The nurse reviews the patient's chart and finds that the patient's BUN and serum creatinine are elevated. The cyclosporine trough is 150 ng/mL. What will the nurse do? a. Be concerned that the left kidney is failing. b. Expect the provider to order intravenous methylprednisolone. c. Request an order for a urine culture. d. Suspect nephrotoxicity secondary to an elevated cyclosporine level.