The nursing assistant performs or assists with all procedures that he or she
A) has read about in the textbook.
B) has been instructed to do by a nurse.
C) is permitted to do by state law.
D) feels qualified to do.
C
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Status epilepticus refers to
A) a brief loss of consciousness, so brief the patient may be unaware of it. B) psychologically based seizures having no association with abnormal brain discharges. C) a series of seizures without regaining consciousness between seizures. D) a history of seizures since childhood.
The nurse is assessing a client's respiratory status. Indicators of normal respiratory status include:(Select all that apply) Standard Text: Select all that apply
1. Eupnea 2. Use of external intercostal muscles 3. Suprasternal retraction 4. Orthopnea 5. Apnea
For the past three evenings, shortly after their arrival in the hospital unit, the parents of a 14-year-old patient begin to argue about the cost of the hospitalization and the time required to come to the hospital
Your patient begins to cry and complain about her abdominal pain. The nurse assesses that the patient is assuming the role of: 1. caretaker. 2. martyr. 3. blocker. 4. scapegoat.
Which of the following situations is an example of the use of evidence-based practice in the delivery of client care?
A. Encouraging a client who has had a stroke to consume thin liquids and foods B. Blowing on a fingerstick site to dry it after cleaning the site with an alcohol swab C. Immediately picking up a dislodged radiation implant with gloved hands and placing it in a lead container D. Pouring 1 to 2 mL of sterile solution that will be used for wound cleansing into a plastic-lined waste receptacle before pouring the solution into a sterile basin