List five observations the nursing assistant should watch for in the patient who has undergone thyroid surgery.
What will be an ideal response?
· Signs of bleeding
· Respiratory distress
· Inability to speak
· Elevated temperature
· Elevated pulse
· Pronounced apprehension
· Irritability
· Numbness, tingling, or muscle spasm of the extremities
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When providing information about the drug, the nurse will include which of the following as a risk associated with finasteride therapy? A) Excess fluid volume related to potential effects of drug therapy B) Hypercalcemia related to drug therapy, immobility, and breast cancer C) Sexual dysfunction related to erectile dysfunction D) Prostatic neoplasia
The nurse is documenting the findings of an abdominal assessment on a client and documents the following information, "pain noted during palpation at McBurney's point.". In which of the following ways did the nurse elicit this response?
1. The nurse lightly palpated the around the client's umbilicus. 2. The nurse pressed into the client's abdomen and then pulled his hand back quickly. 3. The nurse palpated over the client's spleen. 4. The nurse palpated the area between the client's ileum and umbilicus in the client's right lower quadrant.
A nurse is working as a clinical systems analyst. For which of the following would the nurse be most likely responsible? Select all that apply
A) Assessing the needs for nurses with technology B) Coordinating the planning of information systems C) Supporting a clinical system D) Implementing an informatics project E) Analyzing what a client wants and needs
___________ describes the principle of doing good, demonstrating kindness, showing compassion, and helping others.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s)