Assessment of a woman in labor who is experiencing hypertonic uterine dysfunction would reveal contractions that are:
A) Well coordinated
B) Poor in quality
C) Rapidly occurring
D) Erratic
D
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When comparing a portable chest radiograph taken in an intensive care unit bed with one taken with the patient upright in the radiology department, one significant difference is that the
a. portable chest radiograph is usually clearer. b. one in the intensive care unit is considered a posterior view. c. portable chest radiograph magnifies some thoracic structures and decreases the sharpness of the structures. d. departmental chest radiograph enlarges some thoracic structures.
You are the ICU nurse caring for a patient with multiple organ dysfunction syndrome due to shock. What is a critical part of your role?
A) Providing information and support to family members B) Preparing the family for a long recovery process C) Educating the patient regarding the use of supportive fluids D) Demonstrating necessary skills for the rehabilitation phase of recovery
Obtaining an endocervical smear includes inserting the cytobrush through the speculum into the cervical os about 1 cm and:
A) Turning the cytobrush in a circular motion until bleeding occurs. B) Rotating the cytobrush 360 degrees clockwise and then counterclockwise. C) Scraping the surface of the cervix. D) Letting the cytobrush sit in the os for 20 to 30 seconds.
In Smith's Unitary Theory of Caring, nurses approach knowing their patients through using ________ and _________abilities to grasp _______
A. Problem-solving, nursing diagnosis, outcome B. Sensory, extrasensory, wholeness C. Sensory, extrasensory, patterning D. Creative emergence, appreciating pattern, concept synthesis