A patient is experiencing symptoms of post-poliomyelitis syndrome. What should the nurse recall about this health problem?
A. The patient had a recurrence due to receiving an oral polio vaccine booster.
B. The patient will have few symptoms other than mild muscle and joint weakness and pain.
C. The initial infection occurred in the 1940s and 1950s.
D. The patient will have muscle involvement only in muscle groups that were affected initially.
Answer: C
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Which patient is in the most expensive place to deliver care per day?
a. A patient in a rehabilitation unit b. A patient in a long-term care facility c. A patient in an intensive care unit d. A patient in a private hospital room
How does today's healthcare consumerism affect the need for collaboration?
1. Consumers are not interested in how lifestyle affects health. 2. Consumers expect to be involved in decision making. 3. Consumers are hesitant to assume responsibility for their own health. 4. Consumers expect physicians to make decisions for them.
A client who is pregnant with a first child asks if alcohol can be consumed while pregnant. Which response should the nurse make to this client?
a. "If having wine with dinner is usually done, you should drink it." b. "Consider drinking beer instead because it contains more nutrients." c. "To keep your baby as safe as possible, alcohol should be avoided during pregnancy." d. "One or two glasses of wine with dinner should not be harmful, but avoid liquor and beer."
The nurse is caring for a patient recovering from surgery conducted in the previous 24 hours. What should the nurse do to assist this patient with pain control?
1. Administer prescribed analgesics around the clock. 2. Administer prescribed analgesics when the patient requests something for pain. 3. Assist the patient to a more comfortable position to reduce the amount of pain. 4. Offer the patient a back rub to reduce the amount of pain.