The nursing order states, "Change dressing and irrigate wound with normal saline every 4 hours for 3 days." This is what type of nursing order?
a. health promotion c. prevention
b. observation d. treatment
D
Health promotion nursing orders encourage behaviors that lead to a higher level of wellness. Observation orders include observation of potential complications as well as observations about the patient's current responses. Prevention orders direct care to reduce risk factors or the prevention of complications. Treatment orders include teaching, referrals, or physical care needed in the treatment of an existing problem.
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The nurse is caring for a client with a knee injury. The nurse would correctly identify the knee as which of the following joint types?
1. Saddle 2. Hinge 3. Pivot 4. Plane
The client is receiving intra-articular injections of a corticosteroid. The client tells the nurse she feels so much better that she is now able to resume usual gardening activities. The best response by the nurse is:
a. "That's great, corticosteroid injections usually do not work that well." b. "Corticosteroid injections reduce inflammation but do not cure; therefore, you must be careful not to put too much stress on the joints and cause further damage." c. "Corticosteroid injections heal the affected joints; that's why you are pain-free." d. "Corticosteroid injections prevent further injury to the joints."
Hippocrates and the Greeks and Romans of his time believed that emotional stability was influenced by:
a. family interaction b. sin, God, and the devil c. blood, bile, and phlegm d. sloth and wastefulness
The nurse is concerned that a client is moving into the manic phase of bipolar disorder when what is assessed?
Standard Text: Select all that apply. 1. Not sleeping 2. Losing weight 3. Sluggish activity 4. Complaints of muscle pain 5. Constant talking