A woman has sought care from her nurse practitioner for the treatment of a wound on her lower leg that has been slow to heal. When planning this patient's care, what action should the nurse first perform?
A) Cleanse the wound bed with normal saline and apply a hydrocolloid dressing.
B) Take a culture and sensitivity swab from the wound bed.
C) Determine whether the ulcer results from arterial insufficiency or venous insufficiency.
D) Prescribe the woman a course of broad-spectrum antibiotics.
C
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The nurse is serving on a committee charged with reviewing the roles and responsibilities of the nurses on the psychiatric unit. Which publication should the nurse bring to the first meeting?
1. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders 2. American Nurses Credentialing Center certification requirements 3. American Nurses Association, Code of Ethics 4. Psychiatric–Mental Health Nursing Standards of Practice
A nurse is assessing a patient. Which of the following would the nurse document as objective data?
A) Temperature B) Heart rate C) Chief complaint D) Medication history E) Respiratory rate
The nurse is providing home care for a client with an infection, the infection is not improving, and the client refuses to see an infectious disease specialist. Which should the nurse include in client teaching as the client advocate?
1. Discussing consequences of refusing treatment 2. Avoiding the specialist will lead to a disaster 3. Needing no additional specialist's visit after this 4. Voiding the client's need for additional home visits
The nurse is teaching a patient with diabetes about the illness. Which patient statement about pancreatic cells indicates that teaching has been effective? Select all that apply.
A. Beta cells secrete insulin. B. Cephalon cells produce creatine. C. Delta cells produce somatostatin. D. Alpha cells produce glucagon. E. Epsilon cells produce erythropoietin.