A patient is admitted for treatment of heart failure. The nurse would attribute which patient complaint to this diagnosis?
1. "I often have headaches early in the morning."
2. "I have some numbness in my feet."
3. "I wake up a lot at night."
4. "I find I bruise more easily now."
Answer: 3
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a. abdominal pain and nausea. b. dyspnea and pallor. c. flushing of the skin and headache. d. hunger and a trembling sensation.
The clinical instructor reviews postoperative care of cerclage with a group of nursing students. Which student statement indicates the need for further information?
1. "Sometimes cerclage can be performed on an outclient basis." 2. "If cerclage is performed emergently, the client will usually be hospitalized for at least 5 days." 3. "After 37 weeks' gestation, the client's cerclage may be cut in order to allow for vaginal delivery." 4. "If the client's amniotic sac is bulging, the cerclage is contraindicated and the procedure cannot be performed."
Risk factors for cluster headaches include all of the following except:
A. over 65 years of age. B. heavy alcohol use. C. heavy tobacco use. D. male gender.
A nurse is writing a research proposal for a grounded theory study that will address the experiences and transitions of women in the months following spontaneous abortion
Which of the following guidelines should the nurse follow when choosing a sampling strategy? A) Random sampling should be the nurse's goal with participant self-selection if this is not practicable. B) The nurse should identify a minimum of 10 informants or 15 informants if purposeful sampling is utilized. C) The nurse should have a sample small enough to allow depth of inquiry but large enough to include a variety of voices. D) The nurse should seek as large a sample as possible in order to facilitate thick description and the validity of findings.