A client experiences chest pain with electrocardiographic changes during an appointment with the primary care physician, and the physician orders hospital admission for cardiac monitoring. This type of admission is a(n)
a. elective admission.
b. emergency admission.
c. direct admission.
d. scheduled admission.
C
A direct admission is the process followed when a client is determined to need hospital or nurs-ing care while in a physician's office.
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a. Respiratory distress syndrome b. Hypoglycemia c. Necrotizing enterocolitis d. Renal failure
The client at 39 weeks' gestation is undergoing a cesarean birth due to breech presentation. General anesthesia is being used. Which situation requires immediate intervention?
1. The baby's hands and feet are blue at 1 minute of age. 2. Fetal heart rate is 70 prior to making the skin incision. 3. Clear fluid is obtained from the baby's oropharynx. 4. The neonate cries prior to delivery of the body.
The nurse's responsibility in reducing the client's risk for infection includes which of the following? (Select all that apply.)
a. hand hygiene for all who enter the room b. proper protective equipment c. not allowing visitors d. keeping environment clean e. follow isolation policy f. limit time spent in client's room
Which tools and guidelines are included in the DSM-5? Select all that apply
1. Cultural formulation interview 2. Guidelines for forming a multi-axial diagnosis 3. Directions for use of the manual 4. Suggestions for future research 5. Global assessment functioning scale