The AVPU is a way for the nurse to quickly assess a patient's
a. respiratory status. c. pain status.
b. circulatory status. d. level of consciousness.
D
The AVPU method can be used to quickly describe the patient's level of consciousness: A: alert, V: responds to verbal stimuli, P: responds to painful stimuli, and U: unresponsive.
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The nurse conducts client care within the third stage of relativism. According to Perry, a person has developed to the level of relativism in critical thinking when that person:
a. is able to develop her own truth after evaluating information from several sources. b. has the ability to form opinions and values based on weighing information in situations. c. believes differences are in effect only until the right answer is discovered by experts. d. views the world in dichotomous terms.
The medical record serves many purposes. What are they? (Select all that apply.)
A) Framework for medical information B) Means for financial reimbursement C) Research D) Care planning E) Information for the family
Disease surveillance has been part of public health protection since the investigation of the Bubonic Plague in Europe. In the United States, national reporting began with
1. The national reporting of morbidity cases in 1925 2. Mortality and Morbidity weekly in 1961 3. Plague surveillance among the early colonists 4. Food poisoning surveillance during World War 1
The nurse is caring for a patient who has a nasogastric tube in place following gastric surgery. Why should the nurse use normal saline to irrigate the nasogastric tube?
a. It decreases electrolytes. b. It maintains electrolytes. c. It maintains fluid volume. d. It increases fluid volume.