Evidence-based nursing practice considers:
a. patient preferences
b. the clinical situation
c. the expertise of the clinician
d. all of the above
D
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A nurse practitioner has provided care for three different patients with chronic pharyngitis over the past several months. Which patients are at greatest risk for developing chronic pharyngitis?
A) Patients who are habitual users of alcohol and tobacco B) Patients who are habitual users of caffeine and other stimulants C) Patients who eat a diet high in spicy foods D) Patients who have gastrointestinal reflux disease (GERD)
An older client with a history of severe arthritis has not received pain medication for over 18 hours. The client is currently complaining of severe pain in both legs. What will the nurse attribute as being the reason for the client's increase in pain?
1. Dependency on narcotics 2. Over-exaggeration of the amount of pain 3. Need for alternative measures for pain relief 4. Untreated pain resulting in lower pain threshold
To prevent prolonged pressure on any area of the body, a person's position should be changed every:
a. 15–30 minutes. b. 30–60 minutes. c. 2–4 hours. d. 4–6 hours.
The client has been diagnosed with diabetes mellitus type 1. He asks the nurse what this means. What is the best response by the nurse?
1. "The exocrine function of your pancreas is to secrete insulin and it is not working." 2. "Without insulin you will develop ketoacidosis (DKA)." 3. "The endocrine function of your pancreas is to secrete insulin, but it isn't working." 4. "Your alpha cells should be able to secrete insulin, but cannot." 5. "It means your pancreas cannot secrete insulin."