For which group was the Physician Order for Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST) form first developed?
1. Emergency medical service providers
2. Emergency department physicians
3. Insurance providers
4. Critical care unit staff
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Rationale: The POLST documents were first developed to provide guidance to emergency medical service providers. They were not designed for ED physicians, insurance providers, or critical care unit staff.
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The postpartum client states that she doesn't understand why she can't enjoy being with her baby. The nurse is concerned about:
1. Postpartum psychosis. 2. Postpartum infection. 3. Postpartum depression. 4. Postpartum blues.
The nurse begins the assessment process with:
A) Review of systems. B) Health history. C) Physical exam. D) Review of medical records.
Which of the following would a nurse suggest as a lean meat?
1. Ground beef, pork chops, and mozzarella cheese 2. Corned beef, spare ribs, and Swiss cheese 3. Round steak, pork tenderloin, and cottage cheese 4. Dark-meat chicken, eggs, and bologna
Patients need to be questioned about all pain sites because:
1. Patients tend to report the most severe or important in their perception. 2. Pain tolerance generally decreases with repeated exposure. 3. The reported pain site is usually the most important to treat. 4. Pain may be referred from a different site to the one reported.