A patient has recently returned to the cardiac care unit from PACU following coronary artery bypass graft (CABG). During the nurse's assessment of the patient, the patient acknowledges pain that he rates at 9 on a 0-to-10 pain scale
How should the nurse best respond to this assessment finding?
A) Determine how the patient's pain responds to increased physical activity.
B) Explain to the patient that significant pain is expected during the immediate postoperative phase.
C) Teach the patient nonpharmacologic interventions for pain management.
D) Try to differentiate between incisional pain and anginal pain.
D
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A client is in shock and the nurse prepares to administer insulin for a blood glucose reading of 208 mg/dL. The spouse asks why the client needs insulin as the client is not a diabetic. What response by the nurse is best?
a. "High glucose is common in shock and needs to be treated." b. "Some of the medications we are giving are to raise blood sugar." c. "The IV solution has lots of glucose, which raises blood sugar." d. "The stress of this illness has made your spouse a diabetic."
The primary purpose of nursing research is to:
a. bring prestige to the discipline. b. fund nursing education. c. generate scientific knowledge to guide nursing practice. d. promote the importance of nursing in society.
The nurse is aware that an ethics committee in a health care facility serves to:
1. Interview all persons involved in a case 2. Illustrate circumstances that demonstrate malpractice 3. Serve as a resource for specific situations that may occur 4. Examine similar previous instances for comparison of outcome decisions
T.H. asks you about his diet. "I'm confused. I was always told that I needed to be eating a
high-fiber diet, which is difficult for me. But the doctor just told me that I need to be on a low-fiber diet for now, so now I'm confused. Which is it supposed to be?" How will you answer his question? What will be an ideal response?