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A nurse is assigned to care for a client with chronic renal failure who is undergoing hemodialysis through an internal arteriovenous (AV) fistula in the right arm. Which of the following interventions should the nurse implement in caring for the client? Select all that apply. A) Assessing the radial pulse in the right extremity B) Using the left arm to take blood pressure readings C) Drawing predialysis blood specimens from the left arm D) Assessing the area over the AV fistula for a bruit a...

What types of procedures should be assigned to professional nurses? - ANSWERSSterile or invasive procedures. Negligence is measured by reasonableness. What question might the nurse ask when determining such reasonableness? - ANSWERSWould a reasonable and prudent nurse act in the same manner under the same circumstances? List the 4 elements that are necessary to prove negligence. - ANSWERSDuty. Failure to protect client again unreasonable risk. Breach of duty. Failure to perform according t...

The nurse assesses a postoperative client whose skin is cool, pale, and moist. The client is very restless and has scant urine output. Oxygen is being administered at 2 L/min, and a saline lock is in place. Which intervention should the nurse implement first? A.Measure the urine specific gravity. B.Obtain IV fluids for infusion per protocol. C.Prepare for insertion of a central venous catheter. D.Auscultate the client's breath sounds. - answersB The client is at risk for hypovolemic shoc...

A client with a diagnosis of preeclampsia suddenly begins to exhibit seizure activity. The first action on the part of the nurse is: Calling the physician Inserting an oral airway Turning the client on her side Noting the time of the seizure - ANSWERSC If seizure activity occurs, the nurse remains with the client and presses the emergency bell for assistance. The client is turned on her side because a side-lying position permits greater circulation through the placenta and helps p...

1. A patient with a diagnosis of major depression who has attenpted suicide says to the nurse, "I should have died. I've always been a failure. Nothing ever goes right for me." Which response demonstrates therapeutic communication? a. "You have everything to live for" b. "Why do you see yourself as a failiure?" c. "Feeling like this is all part of being depressed." d. "You've been feeling like a failure for a while?" - ANSWERS(D) "You've been feeling like a failure for a while?...

A client has not had a bowel movement in 2 days and reports this information to the nurse. Which intervention should the nurse implement first? A. Instruct the caregiver to offer a glass of warm prune juice at mealtimes. B. Notify the HCP and request a prescription for a stool softener C. Assess the client's medical record to determine his normal bowel pattern. D. Instruct the caregiver to increase the client's fluids to five 8 ounce glasses per day. - answersC. Assess the client's med...

Exam (elaborations) WGU D265 Definitions Practice questions 2024 2 Exam (elaborations) D265 Critical Thinking Study Proctored exam 2024 3 Exam (elaborations) D265 Critical Thinking Study Proctored exam 2024 4 Exam (elaborations) D265 - WGU - Critical Thinking - Reason and Evidence final Exam 2024 5 Exam (elaborations) D265 - WGU - Critical Thi

Example: "The Earth is flat" is a proposition, and it could be either true or false. Non-proposition - ANSWERSA statement that isn't about truth or falsity, like questions or commands, think of it as "not about truth." Example: "What time is it?" is a non-proposition because it's a question. Argument - ANSWERSIs like a debate; it's a set of statements aiming to support the conclusion. Example: In a debate, "Cats are great hunters (premise), and Fluffy is a cat (premise), so...

Critical Thinking - ANSWERSThe ability to think carefully about thinking and reasoning/to be critical of your own reasoning. Propositions - ANSWERSThe fundamental building blocks of arguments. They are a statement that can be true or false. Simple propositions - ANSWERSThey have no internal logic structure, they are simply true or false based on how the world is. Freedom should be the highest value for its citizens. - ANSWERSSimple proposition Complex propositions - ANSWERSThey have ...

Critical Thinking - ANSWERSThe ability to think carefully about thinking and reasoning/to be critical of your own reasoning. Propositions - ANSWERSThe fundamental building blocks of arguments. They are a statement that can be true or false. Simple propositions - ANSWERSThey have no internal logic structure, they are simply true or false based on how the world is. Freedom should be the highest value for its citizens. - ANSWERSSimple proposition Complex propositions - ANSWERSThey have ...