A patient in the ICU is complaining that he is not sleeping well at night because of anxiety. Which of the following would be the most helpful intervention for the nurse to make?
A) Provide the patient with a bath immediately following his first 90-minute REM sleep cycle.
B) Increase the patient's pain medication.
C) Provide the patient with 5 minutes of effleurage and then minimize disruptions.
D) Monitor the patient's brain waves by polysomnography to determine his sleep pattern.
C
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The pediatric nurse assessing a patient for breath sounds documents a loud, high-pitched sound heard only over the trachea. The nurse should document this finding as which of the following?
A. Adventitious breath sound B. Bronchial breath sound C. Bronchovesicular breath sound D. Vesicular breath sound
The nurse teaches the patient about skin cancer and uses the ABCD guideline, which stands for:
A) Airway, breathing, circulation, defibrillation B) Asymmetry, boundaries, consistency, depth C) Asymmetry, border, color, diameter D) Asymmetry, bruising, consistency, depth
A group of nurses is visiting a community where they want to address the rate of tobacco use in pregnant women, but they only have a short amount of time to prepare for their trip. What is their first step?
A. Create a fish bone diagram. B. Assess the community for social and demographic data. C. Create objective, easy to assess goals. D. Identify populations more likely to smoke.
Which example best describes an unresolved issue that should be further discussed at a future group meeting?
a. The seating of the two new members to the group b. The identification of the goals successfully accomplished c. An individual termination that was not anticipated by group members d. The group leader's role now that the group has been meeting for 4 weeks