The patient has a pressure ulcer that is being allowed to heal by secondary intention. What is the most significant complication of this type of wound healing?
A) Venous stasis
B) Arterial insufficiency
C) Scar formation
D) Wound infection
D
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While obtaining a patient health history, a nurse recognizes that the personal space-distance zone that he or she is in when standing within 3 feet of the patient is
1. Public. 2. Intimate. 3. Casual-personal. 4. Social-consultative.
Nursing care of a client receiving internal radiation would include which of these approaches?
a. having one primary nurse care for the client b. having the client perform personal care activities without assistance c. limiting time of exposure to the client d. wearing gown and gloves when in the client's room
Find the amount to administer: _______________ . Ordered: Ultram 50 mg po daily prn. On hand:
Ultram 25 mg tablets. A. ½ tablet B. 25 mg C. 2 tablets D. 1 tablet
The patient comes to the emergency department complaining of coughing and difficulty breathing. The patient's diagnosis is heart failure. He asks the nurse how difficulty breathing could be a heart problem. What is the best response by the nurse?
1. "The right side of your heart has weakened and blood has entered your lungs." 2. "The right side of your heart has enlarged and cannot effectively pump blood." 3. "What you have is called congestive heart failure." 4. "The left side of your heart is weak and pumps blood too quickly." 5. "The left side of your heart has weakened and blood has entered your lungs."