Nurses collect patient assessment information, then use the information to make a nursing diagnosis, which is used to describe and treat the ____________________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
human response to illness
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The nurse in the emergency department is assessing a 64-year-old patient experiencing substernal chest pain. The patient's electrocardiogram shows evidence of myocardial ischemia
Which statement indicates to the nurse that the patient may be a candidate for thrombolytic therapy? A) "I have had chest pain for 2 days." B) "My chest pain started 3 hours ago." C) "My chest pain stops when I take a nitroglycerin pill." D) "I have had chest pain on and off all week."
The nurse is preparing to apply a topical cream on the arm of a cognitively impaired, anorexic older adult patient in the terminal stage of lung cancer
The nurse carefully monitors the effec-tiveness of the medication because its effectiveness will be most negatively impacted by the pa-tient's: a. age. b. cognitive limitations. c. nutritional status. d. cancer diagnosis.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration MedWatch system is activated when:
1. There is an adverse event to a vaccine. 2. The patient has a severe reaction that is noted in the "Severe Reaction" section in the medication label. 3. A lactating woman takes a medication that is potentially toxic to the breastfeeding infant. 4. An adverse event or serious problem occurs with a medication that is not already identified on the label.
The prenatal clinic nurse visits with a 32-year-old man. His partner is pregnant with her first child and is now at 12 weeks of gestation. The man states that he has been experiencing nausea and vomiting, fatigue, and weight gain
Which action by the nurse is most appropriate? A. Ask the woman's health-care provider to prescribe the man anti-nausea medication. B. Assess for cancer risk factors, as weight gain and vomiting are unusual together. C. Encourage the man to make an appointment with his primary health-care provider. D. Explain that these symptoms are normal and often seen in men with pregnant partners.