A patient who was admitted with long-standing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is at risk for respiratory failure
Every 4 hours, the nurse will perform a focused respiratory assessment, which includes which of the following? Select all that apply.
1. Neck vein distention
2. Color of nailbeds
3. Presence of sternal retractions
4. Temperature of extremities
5. SpO2
ANS: 1, 2, 4, 5
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The clinical trainer for a group of population health nurses is planning to present the historical events that shaped and formed the development of population nursing in the United States. Which events should the trainer include? (Select all that apply.)
1. Creation of district nursing. 2. Settlement house movement. 3. Passage of immigration limiting legislation. 4. Standardization of community nursing practice. 5. Passage of legislation specific to community nursing.
A new nurse would like to work where clinical performance is valued and in an environment that uses evidence-based practice. Given the new nurse's goals, which organization would be the best for this nurse?
a. Private hospitals b. Community hospitals c. Not-for-profit hospitals d. Magnet-designated hospitals
A 75-year-old patient, who suffered a massive stroke 3 weeks ago, has been unresponsive and has required ventilatory support since the time of the stroke. The physician has approached the spouse regarding placement of a permanent feeding tube
The spouse states that the patient never wanted to be kept alive by tubes and personally didn't want what was being done. After holding a family conference with the spouse, the medical team concurs and the feeding tube is not placed. This situation is an example of: a. euthanasia. b. palliative care. c. withdrawal of life support. d. withholding of life support.
A statistically significant finding means that:
a. findings are clinically important and valuable. b. interventions should be used in clinical practice. c. obtained results are not likely to have been due to chance. d. results will be the same if the study is repeated with another sample.