The clinic nurse understands the nursing process as a framework to critically identify and treat health needs of patients
A) True
B) False
A
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The patient has experienced severe hypothermia resulting in frostbite injury to the fingers and palms of both hands and is admitted to the burn intensive care unit. Careful rewarming is initiated
What symptom would indicate the development of a complication of rewarming? A) Complains of severe pain during rewarming B) Disappearance of finger web pulses after rewarming C) Palms covered with purplish or bluish blisters D) Several fingers have white, opaque, firm areas.
The nurse is caring for a patient diagnosed with PD. Which tool should the nurse use to gather information from the patient's perspective?
a. The Geriatric Depression Tool b. The Sickness Impact Profile (SIP) c. The Mini-Mental State Examination–2nd edition (MMSE-2) d. The Montreal Cognitive Assessment Tool
When events are not consistent with facility or national standards of expected care, the form that explains the lapse is the:
a. subjective data. b. focus chart. c. incident report. d. nursing assessment.
Which of the following statements provides the clearest justification for the performance of gerontological nursing intervention?
A) The client does not possess the requisites to meet his or her needs independently. B) The client is deemed by health professionals, in their professional judgment, to be in a compromised health state. C) The client expresses a desire for assistance with self-care. D) The client engages in behaviors that are not compatible with good health.