During a critical illness, a patient has been without enteral nutrition for several days. What is the most significant complication this situation places the patient at increased risk for?
A) Sepsis
B) Pneumonia
C) Fecal impaction
D) Abdominal pain
A
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The future of transcultural nursing care lies in finding ways to promote cultural competence in nursing students. How can this goal be best accomplished?
A) By offering multicultural health studies in nursing curricula B) By enhancing the content of community nursing classes C) By requiring students to care primarily for patients from other ethnic groups D) By screening applicants according to their cultural competence
How is a "client" most accurately described in Johnson's Behavioral System Model?
a. An individual who is responsible for his or her own health care b. A behavioral system that is an integrated whole c. A dynamic entity with both input and output d. An individual who must adapt to illness
The nurse understands that the following statement is true about patient classification systems?
a. "The systems measure all the needs of pa-tients.". b. "The systems provide an absolute formula for unit staffing.". c. "The systems should not be used to make patient care assignments because acuity systems are more accurate.". d. "The systems provide historical data of the usage of nursing time, which is helpful when developing the department budget.".
A nurse is changing a sterile pressure ulcer dressing based on an established protocol. What does this mean?
A) The nurse is using critical thinking to implement the dressing change. B) The client has specified how the dressing should be changed. C) Written plans are developed that specify nursing activities for this skill. D) The physician verbally requested specific steps of the dressing change.