You are preparing your 12-year-old patient for surgery tomorrow. Important concepts to remember regarding procedures include:
1. Maintaining confidentiality.
2. Educating the patient on the pain scale and comfort measures.
3. Providing explanations and rationale to the patient and parents.
4. All of the above.
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1. Nursing care procedures include maintaining patient confidentiality.
2. Nursing care procedures being honest about the potential for discomfort/pain.
3. Nursing care procedures include explaining rationales to the family and patient.
4. All of the above are appropriate nursing concerns regarding procedures.
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a. "Parenteral feedings reduce the risk of constipation." b. "Parenteral feedings meet the patient's hypermetabolic needs." c. "Parenteral feedings are more convenient and less time consuming." d. "Parenteral feedings decrease the hazard of infection."
A child is brought to the emergency department by his parents because he suddenly developed a barking cough. Further assessment leads the nurse to suspect that the child is experiencing croup
Which of the following would the nurse have most likely assessed? A) High fever B) Dysphagia C) Toxic appearance D) Inspiratory stridor
The nurse has completed a health history on 75-year-old individual who recently lost their spouse. They report losing 20 pounds in the past three months. The nurse can anticipate that the most likely explanation would be:
1. Food insecurity. 2. Depression and sense of loss over spouse's death. 3. Decrease in opportunities for social interactions. 4. Multiple medications.
The nurse reports the assessment of a newly admitted 18-month-old that suggests that the child is suffering from intussusception. The classic textbook stool of intussusception is:
a. Hard blood-streaked stool b. Stool composed of mucus and blood c. Explosive diarrhea stool d. Black tarry stool