Peptic ulcers, headaches, and other disorders may be an expression of emotional disturbance. Nurses know that this is identified as:
A) Hypochondriasis
B) Repression
C) Conversion
D) Splitting
C
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The patient in isolation may experience psychological or emotional deprivation. To help minimize these feelings, the nurse should:
a. be cheerful. b. spend extra time with the patient. c. protect the patient from additional infection. d. answer the call light quickly.
The nurse researcher is using a research study that involved categories of patient weights. The level of measurement that would be most appropriate in this study is what?
a. Nominal b. Ordinal c. Interval d. Ratio
The nurse is assessing a client who had percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA) 1 hour ago. Which complication does the nurse monitor for?
a. Hypertensive crisis b. Hyperkalemia c. Infection d. Bleeding
A patient who is taking warfarin has an international normalized ratio (INR) of 5.5. The nurse will anticipate giving
a. fresh frozen plasma. b. intravenous iron. c. oral vitamin K. d. protamine sulfate.