The nurse instructs the laryngectomized patient that, in order to warm the inspired air during cold weather, the patient should:
a. place hand over stoma.
b. use scarf to cover stoma.
c. wear moist dressing over stoma.
d. stay in area of humidified air.
B
The fold of the scarf retains body heat and can warm air as the air passes through the scarf.
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A low-fat cheese has 40 calories (cal) per oz. A client eats 2 1/2 oz of the low-fat cheese. How many cal has the client eaten? _____
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While administering a packed red blood cell transfusion, the patient becomes restless, febrile, and complains of nausea. The nurse's initial response to these symptoms is to:
A) Stop the transfusion B) Notify the physician C) Decrease the drip rate of the blood transfusion D) Obtain the patient's vital signs
A patient complains to you that she has no idea who "her nurse" is on any given day. "I ask one nurse for my pills and she says, ‘That's not my job.' I ask the pill nurse about my lab tests and she says that I should ask another nurse
" The nursing care delivery model most likely employed in this situation is: a. Differentiated practice. b. Team nursing. c. Functional nursing. d. Case management.
The task to which nursing aides (nursing assistants) may be delegated is:
1. updating a nursing care plan. 2. developing a teaching plan. 3. weighing a patient. 4. evaluating pain medication responses.