A statement made by clients that defines care they deem acceptable if they become incapacitated is known as a/an
a. advance directive c. power of attorney
b. living will d. statement of intent
A
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A patient has been admitted to the CCU in severe distress with acute respiratory failure. Initial arterial blood gases are pH 7.33, PaCO2 65, HCO3 30, PaO2 65, SaO2 90 . What is the most important nursing action?
A) Administer oxygen at 100%. B) Prepare for intubation. C) Obtain arterial blood gases. D) Measure functional expiratory volume.
Which indicates a weakness of a functional structure in a long-term care facility?
1. All nursing tasks fall under the nursing department. 2. The dietary department is responsible for nutritional assessment. 3. Physical and occupational therapy coordinate and evaluate activities of daily living. 4. The nursing department is responsible for writing the care plan.
In addition to their homes, where are children most likely to be injured?
a. At entertainment sites (theaters, amusement parks) b. At school, especially on playgrounds c. At their part-time job settings d. Transportation (automobiles, school buses)
You are interviewing an elderly woman in the ambulatory setting and trying to get more information about her urinary symptoms. Which of the following techniques is not a component of adaptive questioning?
A) Directed questioning: starting with the general and proceeding to the specific in a manner that does not make the patient give a yes/no answer B) Reassuring the patient that the urinary symptoms are benign and that she doesn't need to worry about it being a sign of cancer C) Offering the patient multiple choices in order to clarify the character of the urinary symptoms that she is experiencing D) Asking her to tell you exactly what she means when she states that she has a urinary tract infection