Some patient-related nurse-sensitive outcomes include lower death rates from the causes listed below. Which is not necessarily correct?
a. pneumonia
b. deep vein thrombosis
c. gastrointestinal bleeding
d. orthopedic fractures
D
The advent of professional nursing has benefited patients by lower rates of nurse-sensitive outcomes.
Some of these include lower death rates for pneumonia, deep vein thrombosis, gastrointestinal
bleeding, sepsis, life-threatening complications, shock, cardiac arrest, urinary tract infections, and
"failure to rescue.".
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A) Decreased audible wheezing B) Slight tachycardia during treatment C) Increase in mucus suctioned D) Reduction of peak airway pressure
An older male patient taking medication for hypertension asks what else can be done to reduce the blood pressure. What measures should the nurse recommend to the patient?
A) A low-fat, low-cholesterol diet B) Deep breathing and Buerger-Allen exercises C) Weight loss and a reduction in sodium intake D) Daily low-dose aspirin and one alcoholic drink daily
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