When teaching personal hygiene, the nurse teaches the patient that no matter how minimal, an important component is:
a. nursing care.
b. independence.
c. repetition.
d. performance.
B
The nurse should encourage the patient's independence as much as possible.
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An elderly patient suspected of having delirium will likely display which of the following clinical manifestations? Select all that apply
A) Sudden onset of agitation B) Disorganized thinking pattern C) Altered level of consciousness D) Ravenous appetite for sweets E) Sleeping for long periods
Filters that remove particulate matter from an IV solution and are incorporated into the IV tubing set are which type of filters?
a. offline c. buretrol b. inline d. flexible
The nurse notes that a patient's cardiac monitor shows that every other beat is earlier than expected, has no visible P wave, and has a QRS complex that is wide and bizarre in shape. How will the nurse document the rhythm?
a. Ventricular couplets b. Ventricular bigeminy c. Ventricular R-on-T phenomenon d. Multifocal premature ventricular contractions
When researching different healing traditions, the nurse learns that many of these traditions are based on which premise?
1. The person recovers from what is afflicting them. 2. The person becomes more ill and then recovers. 3. An outside person must help the person recover. 4. Other interventions aid the healing tradition.