You are delegated range-of-motion exercises. Which is correct?
a. Exercise the joints that look the weakest to you.
b. Support the part being exercised.
c. Move the joint quickly.
d. Force each joint through its full range of motion.
B
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1. headache. 2. elevated blood pressure. 3. weight gain. 4. muscle cramps. 5. weakness.
Nurses should be aware of the differences experience can make in labor pain, including that:
1. sensory pain for nulliparous women is often greater than for multiparous women during early labor. 2. affective pain for nulliparous women is usually less than for multiparous women throughout the first stage of labor. 3. women with a history of substance abuse experience more pain during labor. 4. multiparous women have more fatigue from labor and so experience more pain.
A client is undergoing transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP). What is the purpose of this procedure?
A) To diagnose nocturnal erections B) To remove a small tissue sample of the prostate C) To remove a cancerous prostate D) To diagnose erectile dysfunction (ED)
The standing orders for a patient include acetaminophen 650 mg every 4 hours prn for headache
After assessing the patient, the nurse identifies the need for headache relief and determines that the patient has not had acetaminophen in the past 4 hours. Which action will the nurse take next? a. Administer the acetaminophen. b. Notify the health care provider to obtain a verbal order. c. Direct the nursing assistive personnel to give the acetaminophen. d. Perform a pain assessment only after administering the acetaminophen.