A 67-year-old client comes to the clinic to see the nurse with a vague complaint of not feeling well. Upon examination, the nurse finds several bruises at different stages of healing. Which question is most appropriate to assess this client?
A) "Are you taking the wrong dose of your blood pressure pills?"
B) "How much do you drink every day?"
C) "Did anyone hurt you?"
D) "Have you fallen?"
C
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A post surgical patient tells the nursing assistant (NA) her pain is an 8 on a 10 scale. The NA tells the nurse the patient is exaggerating and does not need pain medication. The nurse's best response is:
A) Pain often comes and goes with post surgical patients; please ask her about the pain again in about 30 minutes. B) We need to provide pain medications because it is the law and we must always follow the law. C) Professionally, I believe "pain is what ever the patient says it is." D) Patients often misreport pain "to get our attention when we are busy."
The nurse manager is teaching the staff nurses about the various roles assumed by members of therapeutic groups. What role will the nurse manager identify as the person who is keeping the flow of communication open in the group?
1. Elaborator 2. Encourager 3. Gatekeeper 4. Coordinator
The goal of the Healthy Communities and Cities initiative is to:
a. Promote health through community participation. b. Reorganize the current health care system. c. Maximize the cost-benefit ratio of health care. d. Improve the quality of care in communities.
All of the following medications possess antiemetic properties, EXCEPT:
A) ondansetron. B) dolasetron. C) famotidine. D) prochlorperazine.