What is the name for an authorized release from a hospital or health care facility?
A) Transfer
B) Admission
C) Assessment
D) Discharge
D
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A) First-generation antihistamine agent: chlorpheniramine (Chlor-Trimeton) B) First-generation antihistamine agent: hydroxyzine (Vistaril) C) Second-generation antihistamine agent: loratadine (Claritin) D) Second-generation antihistamine agent: cetirizine (Zyrtec)
Patients on prolonged bed rest are at risk for a deep vein thrombosis. Which information indicates the nurse needs more teaching about the factors in Virchow's triad?
a. One of the factors is loss of integrity of the vessel wall. b. One of the factors is abnormalities of blood flow. c. One of the factors is alterations in blood constituents. d. One of the factors is atrophy of the muscles.
The nurse is assessing a patient who is newly admitted to the medical unit. Which finding indicates the need for a detailed mental status assessment?
a. The patient asks for the name of the hospital. b. The patient exhibits mood swings during the admission nursing assessment. c. The patient reports difficulty seeing clearly. d. The patient reports occasional bladder incontinence.
A triage nurse in a busy emergency department (ED) assesses a patient who complains of 7/10 abdominal pain and states, "I had a temperature of 103.9° F (39.9° C) at home." The nurse's first action should be to
a. assess the patient's current vital signs. b. give acetaminophen (Tylenol) per agency protocol. c. ask the patient to provide a clean-catch urine for urinalysis. d. tell the patient that it will 1 to 2 hours before being seen by the doctor.