While caring for a patient who is complaining of abdominal pain, the nurse determines that the top priority is to manage the patient's pain with medication. This step in the nursing process is called
1. Planning.
2. Diagnosis.
3. Assessment.
4. Implementation.
ANS: 1
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A patient tells the nurse that her brother had surgery done on the wrong hand and she wants to make sure that the surgeon knows that she is having surgery on her left shoulder
Which of the following should the nurse do to address this patient's concerns? 1. Mark the site of surgery directly on the patient. 2. Write the site of surgery on the patient's medical record. 3. Write the words "Left Shoulder" on a piece of paper for the patient to hold. 4. Tell the circulating nurse that the surgery is to be done on the left shoulder.
Which should the nurse do to begin application of sterile gloves?
1. Pull the first glove up and over the nondominant hand. 2. Place fingers of dominant hand under cuff of first glove. 3. Let glove's cuff roll up over the hand for more coverage. 4. Hold the inside surface of first glove to pull over the hand.
Which statement by the healthcare professional accurately describes childhood asthma?
a. An obstructive airway disease characterized by reversible airflow obstruction, bronchial hyperreactivity, and inflammation b. A pulmonary disease characterized by severe hypoxemia, decreased pulmonary compliance, and diffuse densities on chest x-ray imaging c. A pulmonary disorder involving an abnormal expression of a protein, producing viscous mucus that lines the airways, pancreas, sweat ducts, and vas deferens d. An obstructive airway disease characterized by atelectasis and increased pulmonary resistance as a result of a surfactant deficiency
A pathogen is any microorganism that can cause disease
Indicate whether the statement is true or false