Which is important when communicating with persons who are disabled?
a. Your attitude
b. The type of disability
c. When the disability occurred
d. How the disability occurred
A
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A patient presents to the emergency department with an infected wound on his left forearm. The nurse explains the inflammatory response caused by the injury will occur in what sequence?
A) Heat, pain, redness, swelling B) Swelling, pain, redness, heat C) Redness, swelling, heat, pain D) Pain, redness, swelling, heat
Which instructions should the nurse include when providing discharge teaching to a patient recovering from acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected
Select all that apply. 1. "You should avoid smoking and air pollution.". 2. "Lifestyle modifications to decrease oxygen demands will be necessary.". 3. "It is important for you to restrict fluid intake to avoid congestive failure.". 4. "You and your family should get annual influenza immunizations.". 5. "You must avoid large gatherings of people.".
An adult patient has been hospitalized with thrombocytopenia with a platelet count of 8000/mm3. What action by the healthcare professional is most appropriate?
a. Tell the patient not to get out of bed without assistance. b. Prepare the patient for transfusions of whole blood. c. Educate the patient on side effects of heparin. d. Nothing; this finding is normal in an adult.
Which of the following statements is true?
A. DAWN statistics come from analysis of data from all U.S. hospitals. B. DAWN statistics come from major U.S. metropolitan hospitals. C. DAWN statistics come from primarily rural hospitals in the U.S. D. DAWN statistics only come from U.S. hospitals with minority populations.