Your patient has had an exploratory laporotomy and bowel resection. She is complaining of severe incisional pain. What is the most accurate means of assessing your patient's pain?
A) Assess her incision.
B) Assess her vital signs.
C) Assess for abdominal tenderness.
D) Ask the patient about her pain.
D
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A) Faith community B) Ambulatory service C) Residential institution D) Community at large
When an order for eye irrigation is received, to whom can the nurse delegate the procedure to?
a. The patient b. Another nurse c. A nursing assistant d. A family member
Which of these anti-inflammatory drugs have geriatric warnings? (Select all that apply.)
A) Sulindac (Clinoril) B) Indomethacin (Indocin) C) Ketorolac (Toradol) D) Naproxen (Naprosyn) E) Ketoprofen (Orudis)
The nurse is teaching the parents of a 2-year-old toddler methods of dealing with their child's "negativism." Based on Erickson's theory of development, which of the following would be an appropriate intervention for this child?
A) Discourage solitary play; encourage playing with other children. B) Encourage the child to pick out his own clothes. C) Use "time-outs" whenever the child says "no" inappropriately. D) Encourage the child to take turns when playing games.