A nurse is planning the care of a patient who has fibromyalgia and is aware of the damaging effect that the disease has had on the patient's quantity and quality of sleep
When discussing strategies to manage this problem with the patient, the nurse should recommend:
A) Daily use of over-the-counter sleep aids
B) Setting consistent times for going to bed and for getting up in the morning
C) Maintaining the room at as high a temperature as the patient can tolerate
D) Performing vigorous exercise in the late evening
B
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Braxton-Hicks contractions, which may begin in the first trimester and become increasingly stronger during the pregnancy, differ from labor contractions in that they:
a. last several minutes. b. are always regular. c. do not dilate the cervix. d. are only mild.
Light palpation is performed by placing the finger pads of your dominant hand on the patient's skin and
a. depressing the skin 4–5 cm. b. holding your hand and forearm at a right angle to the area being assessed. c. moving the finger pads using gentle circular motions. d. moving the finger pads from one area to another without allowing the depressed body surface to rebound to its natural position.
A patient admitted with possible ulcer disease tells the nurse that he has frequent nausea and vomiting and "just can't eat." The nurse would suspect this patient's ulcer to be in which area?
1. Colon 2. Gastric 3. Duodenal 4. Esophageal
When a new documentation tool is implemented in various units of the hospital, nurses on the medical unit find the tool to be very user-friendly, yet nurses on the surgical unit find it to be problematic. This is an example of ________
a. organizational culture b. organizational climate c. change theory d. trainability