What part of the patient's record is commonly used to document specific patient variables, such as vital signs?
A) progress notes B) nursing notes C) critical paths D) graphic record
D
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A concerned parent calls the school nurse because of changes in his 15-year-old's behavior. Which behaviors would the nurse identify as most likely to be abnormal and indicate possible substance abuse in an adolescent?
1. Becoming very involved with friends and in activities related to the basketball team that she is on, never seeming to be home, and, when she is home, preferring to be in her room with the door shut 2. Becoming moody, crying, and weeping one minute and then cheerful and excited the next 3. Receiving numerous detentions lately from teachers for sleeping in class 4. Buying baggy, oversized clothing at thrift shops and dyeing her hair black
A nursing student learns that an outbreak investigation could be used in which of the following situations? Select all that apply
A. High numbers of hip injuries at a local nursing home B. Gastroenteritis illness investigations at a community daycare C. Food borne illnesses resulting from salmonella at a restaurant D. Employees with elevated levels of asbestosis E. A community with an unexpectedly high number of infants with elevated blood lead levels
A postmenopausal client with a history of stroke is told she cannot take female hormones because of the risk for future thromboembolic events
The client asks about other ways to manage her symptoms. Which herbs would be appropriate for the nurse to recommend to this client? 1. Soy 2. Black cohosh 3. Evening primrose 4. Saw palmetto 5. Acai
The nurse is sensitive to the fact that a person's perceptions about end-of-life care are dependent on ______________________________. (Select all that apply.)
a. age. b. gender. c. cultural background. d. religious affiliation. e. life experiences.