The nurse recognizes that pain assessment is an important aspect of all nursing assessments. Clients might be reluctant to self-report pain because of: Standard Text: Select all that apply
1. A fear of shots.
2. A belief that expressions of pain reveal weakness.
3. Not wanting to disturb staff.
4. A fear of addiction.
5. A fear that the nurse won't believe the pain reported.
1,2,3,4
Rationale: Children in particular might fear the injectable rout of analgesic administration.
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The ICU unit has a client in which the family has been verbally abusive and has threatened staff. The manager notes an increase in absenteeism with the staff over the past 2 days. The manager believes this is attributed to a:
1. Staffing dilemma caused by the scheduler. 2. Change in the staffing matrix. 3. Decline in staff morale due to a hostile environment. 4. Miscommunication between management and nursing administration.
What is one way of improving the chances for successful anesthesia of an elderly patient?
A) Long, careful surgery B) Frequent turning of tissue during surgery C) Particularly close monitoring during surgery D) Use of inhaled agents during surgery
There is a greater risk of making which error with a directional hypothesis?
a. Concluding that there is a difference between groups when there really is no difference b. Concluding that there is no difference between groups when there is an inverse relationship c. Concluding that there is no difference between groups when there really is a difference d. Rejecting the null hypothesis when the measurement error is moderate
A nurse is providing an oral medication for pain relief to a client. To attain the fastest pain relief, the nurse administers the medication so that it is most rapidly absorbed from the gastrointestinal (GI) tract
Which mode of delivery has the fastest absorption? a. Tablet b. Enteric-coated pill c. Capsule d. Liquid suspension