Patient falls Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

A nurse in a clinic is interviewing a client who will undergo diagnostic testing. The nurse should ask about a client's potential allergies during which phase of the nursing process? A. Planning B. Evaluation C. Assessment D. Implementation - ANSWER-C. Assessment A nurse is caring for an older adult patient who states, "I am afraid that I may fall while walking to the bathroom during the night." Which of the following actions should the nurse take? A. Limit the patient's fluid inta...

TEST BANK FOR WILKINS’ CLINICAL ASSESSMENT IN RESPIRA- TORY CARE, 9TH EDITION, AL HEUER Chapter 01: Preparing for the Patient Encounter Heuer: Wilkins’ Clinical Assessment in Respiratory Care, 9th Edition MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Which of the following is an example of how the respiratory therapist (RT) helps promote high-quality care that is patient-and-family-centered? a. Deliver care given is consistent with each individual’s values, needs, and preferences. b. Help ...

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Ati pharmacology proctored EXAM RETAKE COMPLETE 180 QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS WITH RATIONALES (VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY GRADED A+ A patient newly diagnosed with hypothyroidism is prescribed Levothyroxine (Synthroid) 0.25 mg PO daily. After 6 weeks of treatment the nurse dtermines that the medication was effective if the: 1) Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) level is 2 microunits/mL 2) Total t4 level is 2 mcg/dL A nurse providing teaching to a client who has just been pr...

Final Exam: NURS 6540/ NURS6540 Test Bank | Advanced Practice Care of Frail Elders| More than 200 Questions and Answers with Rationales | Complete Guide| Verified 2023/2024 1. Mrs. Keating is a 70-year-old woman suffering from arthritis. She is seeing the nurse practitioner for her regular checkup. For a person with chronic degenerative conditions, which of the following should the nurse suggest for health promotion? 1. Take herbal supplements. 2. Increase physical activity. 3. Take ...

1. A 22-year-old man is hypotensive and tachycardic after a shotgun wound to the left shoulder. His blood pressure is initially 80/40 mm Hg. After initial fluid resuscitation his blood pressure increases to 122/84 mm Hg. His heart rate is now 100 beats per minute and his respiratory rate is 28 breaths per minute. A tube thoracostomy is performed for decreased left chest breath sounds with the return of a small amount of blood and no air leak. After chest tube insertion, the most appropriate next...

What does the abbreviation JCAHPO stand for? - correct answer Joint Commission on Allied Health Personnel in Ophthalmology What responsibility routinely falls to the ophthalmic medical assistant? - correct answer performing certain diagnostic tests Which eye care professional is a medical doctor? - correct answer ophthalmologist Which eye care professional routinely fills prescriptions for eyeglasses? - correct answer optician What does an orthoptist do? - correct answer ev...

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Your patient's chest tube dressing has accidentally come off and you are preparing to place a new one. You have a slit drain sponge, 4 x 4 gauzes, tape, scissors, and antiseptic swabs. What else do you need? - CORRECT ANSWER Petrolatum gauze You want to implement the new evidence-based practice guidelines in managing patients to prevent falls on your unit. What provides the STRONGEST evidence for interventions? - CORRECT ANSWER Systematic reviews Upon triage of a patient, they state th...

Fluid resuscitation is administered to a traumatically injured patient. After resuscitation, the trauma nurse evaluates the patient's response to that resuscitation to determine whether additional fluids should be administered. Which of the following factors is most likely to impact this evaluation? Correct Answer Beta-blockers blunt changes in the pulse and blood pressure. This may both reduce changes associated with recognizing hypovolemia but it can also reduce changes associated with the re...