After reviewing information about the functions of nutrients, a nurse demonstrates a need for additional review when identifying which of the following as a life-sustaining function of nutrients?
1. Providing pleasure
2. Supplying energy
3. Supporting tissue growth and maintenance
4. Regulating basic body processes
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During a staff meeting, the unit manager discusses changing the way change-of-shift report is given, and asks for opinions about written report. One of the nurses correctly says written report works best in what situation?
1. Long-term care facilities 2. Day treatment centers 3. Intermediate care units 4. Specialty areas
A patient is able to flex his right arm forward without difficulty or pain but is unable to abduct his arm because of pain and muscle spasms. The nurse should suspect:
a. Crepitation. b. Rotator cuff lesions. c. Dislocated shoulder. d. Rheumatoid arthritis.
Nurses who are involved in epidemiology are focused on which one of the following?
a. Considerations of culture, health, and wellness b. Influences of technology on treatment of disease c. Interactions among a team of health providers d. Relationships among disease, environment, individuals, and communities
Which instruction is most helpful in teaching the family and patient who is in the rehabilitation phase after a CVA about altered sensation?
a. Make frequent assessments for signs of pressure or injury. b. Use the affected side in supporting the patient in ambulation and transfer to sti-mulate better sensation. c. Apply ice packs to the affected limbs to encourage a return of sensation. d. Apply a heating pad to the affected limbs to increase circulation.