The nurse is assessing a patient who had a total gastrectomy 8 hours ago. What information is most important to report to the health care provider?
a. Absent bowel sounds
b. Complaints of incisional pain
c. Temperature 102.1° F (38.9° C)
d. Scant nasogastric (NG) tube drainage
c. Temperature 102.1° F (38.9° C)
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The nurse taking the patient's history notes that the patient has recently returned to the United States from the African continent. The patient is admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) suspected of having malaria caused by what protozoan? A) Plasmodium ovale B) Plasmodium falciparum C) Plasmodium vivax D) Plasmodium malariae
Ethnic differences have been found in drug:
1. Absorption 2. Hepatic metabolism 3. Filtration at the glomerulus 4. Passive tubular reabsorption
A nurse is working with a primary care physician who has made the decision to move to a Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) model of care after reviewing research presented in the latest issue of a prominent medical journal
The nurse is preparing some educational materials to present to the patients and mentions that the benefits of moving to this model of care include which of the following? Select all that apply. A. Care focusing on the whole individual B. Integrated care C. Use of highly specialized PCMH physicians D. Increased access to care E. Access to private insurance, meaning the patient can move away from Medicaid
Which statement best describes the relationship of nursing intelligence to power?
A) Analysis of power contributes to the development of nursing intelligence. B) Nursing intelligence is essential to the development of power. C) Practical experience is a foundation to both nursing intelligence and power. D) Critical thinking is necessary to nursing intelligence and therefore to power.