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The LPN is collecting data for the initial assessment of a patient upon admission to a long-term care facility before giving the patient’s prescribed drugs. Which action should the LPN consider to be the highest priority? a. Obtain any special equipment that will be needed to give the patient’s drug. b. Monitor the patient for a response to the drug given. c. Collect data about the patient and the patient’s health condition. d. Review the nursing care plan to verify that it is accurat...

A. Proteins are organic molecules which contain C, H, O, N and often S (sulfur) B. Examples of Proteins: 1. Catalytic Proteins: Almost all known ENZYMES are composed of proteins. 2. Structural Proteins: i Proteins are components of all cell membranes ii Keratin= protein in fingernails, animal horns, and feathers iii Collagen- protein in cartilage, tendons, and bones 3. Transport Proteins: Some proteins act as transport molecules, e.g. hemoglobin in vertebrate red blood cells transports O...

A new nurse is working with a preceptor on an inpatient medical-surgical unit. The preceptor advises the student that which is the priority when working as a professional nurse? ◦ Attending to holistic client needs ◦ Ensuring client safety ◦ Not making medication errors ◦ Providing client- focused care ANS: B ◦ All actions are appropriate for the professional nurse. However, ensuring client safety is the priority. Up to 98,000 deaths result each year from errors in hospital ...

A graduate nurse has been hired as a nurse at a local hospital. The new nurse is in the . honeymoon phase of role transition when making which of the following statements? a. “I am so nervous about being on my own as a nurse.” b. “This will be a great learning experience.” . c. “I can’t wait to have a steady paycheck.” d. “This job is perfect. I can finally do things my own way.” ANS: D . The honeymoon phase is when the student nurse sees the world of nursing as quite ro...

In 2010, the revised Standards and Scope of Gerontological Nursing Practice was published. The nurse would use these standards to: a. promote the practice of gerontologic nursing within the acute care setting. b. define the concepts and dimensions of gerontologic nursing practice. c. elevate the practice of gerontologic nursing. d. incorporate suggested interventions from others who practice gerontologic nursing. ANS: D The current publishing of the Standards and Scope of Gerontological ...

Which statement regarding the sodium-potassium pump is correct? 1. The cell’s plasma membrane is more soluble to sodium ions than potassium ions. 2. The concentration of sodium ions should be higher inside the cell compartment. 3. The concentration of potassium ions should be higher outside the cell compartment. 4. The active transport involves pumping out three sodium ions and pumping in two potassium ions. 2. What is the process in which glucose is used to create energy? 1. Autolysis ...

Promoting a health care service that improves diabetes management for the elderly in a community would assist in which of the following? a. Supporting the national health goals Healthy People 2020 b. Reducing hunger in a subset of the United States population c. Improving Medicare reimbursement claims d. Providing access to primary health care services ANS: A Healthy People 2020 has a wide influence and is the focus of the nation’s main objective to promote health and prevent disease. ...

The following medication order is in the patient’s medication administration record (MAR): methylPREDnisolone 40 mg PO daily at 0900. After reading the order, the nurse correctly determines: A “PO” is an inappropriate abbreviation. B the medication order is written correctly. C 40 mg should be written as 40mg. D tall man lettering indicates that the drug is a narcotic. ANS: B Feedback The medication order has all the required components (drug name, dose, route, and frequency of a...

What fact explains the shift of health care focus toward the older adult in the late 1960s? a. Disability was viewed as unavoidable. b. Complications from disease increased mortality. c. Older adults’ needs are similar to those of all adults. d. Preventive health care practices increased longevity. ANS: D 2. To what age group does the term “aged” apply? a. 55–64 years of age b. 65–74 years of age c. 75–84 years of age d. 85 and older ANS: C 3. Which is true of ageism? a....

After completing an initial assessment of a patient, the nurse has charted that his respirations are eupneic and his pulse is 58 beats per minute. These types of data would be: a. Objective. b. Reflective. c. Subjective. d. Introspective. ANS: A Objective data are what the health professional observes by inspecting, percussing, palpating, and auscultating during the physical examination. Subjective data is what the person says about him or herself during history taking. The terms reflectiv...