If a patient has had hip surgery, never elevate the head of the bed more than _________ without specific permission
A) 90 degrees
B) 75 degrees
C) 45 degrees
D) 30 degrees
C
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When counseling patients, which strategy should a nurse identify as most likely to help elderly men avoid prostate cancer?
A) Cooking meat at high temperatures B) Avoiding food additives C) Maintaining weight within an ideal range D) Avoiding tobacco smoke
A nurse is caring for a patient with pancreatic cancer who is receiving continuous morphine for pain. Which of the following would be the most effective method to administer this medication?
A) Administer morphine by intravenous bolus or push through an intravenous infusion. B) Administer a piggyback intermittent intravenous infusion of morphine. C) Administer an intermittent intravenous infusion of morphine via a volume-control administration set. D) Administer a continuous subcutaneous infusion of morphine.
A male client, who is in a coma, is being treated in an acute care facility. Under which circumstance can the nurse move the client from the intensive care unit (ICU) to the subacute care unit?
A) Client's need for acuity care has decreased B) Client is ready for discharge C) Client has regained consciousness D) Client's economic condition does not permit remaining in the ICU
Percentages that estimate the probability of inferences in a study being correct are reported as
a. confidence intervals. b. standard deviations. c. percentiles. d. correlations.