Which assessment finding would the nurse need to report most quickly to the health care provider regarding a patient with acute pancreatitis?
a. Nausea and vomiting
b. Hypotonic bowel sounds
c. Abdominal tenderness and guarding
d. Muscle twitching and finger numbness
d. Muscle twitching and finger numbness
Muscle twitching and finger numbness indicate hypocalcemia, which may lead to tetany unless calcium gluconate is administered. Although the other findings should also be reported to the health care provider, they do not indicate complications that require rapid action.
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Directions: Write the abbreviation for the term. drop: _____
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Because of the complexity of reimbursement systems and its implications for the services available to patients, the nurse has a key role in:
a. Advocacy for patients with regard to services required and services utilized. b. Increasing the volume of services and decreasing the number of patients served. c. Accomplishing more with each visit and decreasing the volume of services used. d. Decreasing the volume of services used and the number of return visits.
Databases such as the Cumulative Index of Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL) are best for?
a. Identifying research proposals b. Summarising data c. Applying research to practice d. Accessing research and practice materials
The nurse is interviewing a patient who is being admitted to the hospital. The patient's family went home before the nurse's interview
The nurse asks the patient, "Who decides where to go on vacation?" In asking this, what is the nurse trying to do? a. Assess the family structure. b. Assess the family form. c. Assess the family function. d. Make a categorical generalization.