After the patient returns from surgery, you should take the vital signs
A. immediately, then every 5 minutes thereafter.
B. immediately, then every 15 minutes for an hour or until stable.
C. immediately, then every 30 minutes for 2 hours.
D. hourly for the remainder of the shift.
Answer: B
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1. Invalid until confirmed with the client. 2. Subjective data. 3. Primary data. 4. Peripheral to the assessment.
The nurse is caring for a terminally ill patient whose family is insistent that additional chemotherapy be administered even though the patient will most likely die within the next few days. What is the best response of the nurse?
a. "The insurance company will not pay for chemotherapy at this stage." b. "The focus right now needs to be on keeping your loved one comfortable." c. "I will call the physician and let him know that you would like to restart chemotherapy." d. "The patient needs to get stronger first before chemotherapy can be administered."
One way to weaken the statistical conclusion validity of a study is to use too large a sample
A) True B) False
Facilitated diffusion is a type of absorption that requires a special carrier to transport a molecule across the cell membrane and
a. requires energy. b. does not require energy. c. is also called pinocytosis. d. is also called passive diffusion.