The Institute of Medicine (IOM) considers quality of care to be
A. Expensive
B. A luxury
C. Inseparable from patient safety
D. A low priority
ANS: C
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a. 30% to 40% b. 40% to 50% c. 60% to 70% d. 85% to 90%
The nurse is visiting an elderly client who lives with his daughter and her family. Which suggestion by the nurse would help promote a healthy self-concept in the client?
a. Encourage the daughter to do everything for her father so he can conserve his strength. b. Suggest the daughter ask her father to dispose of his personal belongings so he can determine who will have them. c. Discourage his grandchildren from touching his delicate aging skin. d. Encourage the family to give the client his own chores and responsibilities.
The nurse is caring for a child with Haemophilus influenzae type B. Which nursing intervention helps prevent complications seen with this disorder?
A) Monitor for seizure activity B) Elevate the head of the bed C) Administer antibiotics D) Monitor fluid intake
Which assessment finding in the client receiving a thrombolytic drug indicates a serious problem that should be reported to the health care provider immediately?
1. Excessive bleeding 2. Hypertension 3. Bradycardia 4. Prolonged prothrombin time