Which question would provide the nurse would the best information when assessing an elderly client who presents to the emergency department complaining of dyspnea and shortness of breath?
A) "How does your difficulty breathing affect your daily function?"
B) "When did you have your last chest x-ray?"
C) "Have you had the influenza immunization this year?"
D) "Have you ever been exposed to tuberculosis?"
A
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A) The patient has a diagnosis of type 2 diabetes and takes oral antihyperglycemics. B) The patient has had a history of nonadherence to medical treatment. C) The patient's bone marrow function is significantly depressed. D) The patient has decreased renal function.
A pregnant client is admitted at 36 weeks' gestation with documented uterine contractions, ruptured membranes, and a 5-centimeter cervical dilation. The nurse should anticipate the health care provider will:
a. attempt to stop labor by ordering tocolytics b. make no attempt to stop labor c. order complete bed rest in the Trendelenburg position d. start an oxytocin IV to facilitate delivery
The method of charting that provides a continual description of a patient's condition, complaints, problems, assessment findings, activities, treatments,
and nursing care, along with the evaluations of effectiveness for each nursing intervention from admission through discharge, is known as 1. Charting by exception. 2. Focus charting. 3. Narrative charting. 4. SOAPIER (Subjective data, Objective data, Assessment data, Plan, Intervention, Evaluation, Revision) charting.
Following a physical assessment of a 2-year-old girl, the pediatric nurse suspects a urinary tract infection. The nurse is aware that one the following tests may be ordered that will confirm the diagnosis of this condition
A) Renal ultrasound B) Nuclear cystography C) Nuclear cortical scanning D) A voiding cystourethrogram