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nurse prepares for urinary cath for client. which action is most important - Answer keeps the field holding supplies in front of nurse moist to dry dressings are prescribed. pt says it hurts when removed. what is best response - Answer im sorry this hurts. i will add normal saline to loosen it mo...

Joints: abduction/ adduction - Answer ab=away from midline add= in, towards midline Pronation, supination: - Answer Pro= turn wrist, palm DOWN Sup= turn wrist, palm UP dorsiflexion/ Plantarflexion - Answer Dorsi=toes TOWoRD head (dorsi-top) Plantar= toes AWAY from head (plant-ground) Inv...

Good Samaritan law - Answer This protects a person who volunteers to Render aid to an injured person in an emergency. More specifically theses laws protect the good Samaritan from liability if unintended consequences result from their assistance. Indwelling urinary catheter - Answer -A urinary ca...

Vitamin C - Answer Essential for wound healing. Vitamin A - Answer Contributes to night vision, growth of teeth and bones. It is not an essential vitamin for wound healing. Vitamin A is found in liver, fish, liver oils, and fortified dairy products. Protein - Answer Found in fish, chicken, por...

The nurse knows that serum albumin is used as an indicator of malnutrition for which reason? - Answer Serum albumin is easy to measure, and can indicate a protein deficiency that may not be detected on physical examination. The nurse explains to the nursing student that a client has a new diagnos...

on the morning before surgery, the client signs an operative consent form, soon afterward the client tells the nurse that the client does not want the surgery, what action does the nurse take first - Answer encourage the client to discuss reasons for canceling the surgery when teaching correct bo...

Chronic pain - Answer episode of pain that lasts for 3 months or more Serves no useful function characterized by weight loss or gain, fatigue tetanus - Answer fatal disease caused by bacterium that can live for a long time in soil and dirt can enter blood via wounds after a dirty wound,...

Initial health history interview steps - Answers 1. Demographic data is collected 2. Reason for seeking healthcare (chief complaint) 3. History of the current complaint is taken 4. Overview of past health history Final step: summarize the highlights and permit the pt to add or clarify Order o...

The nurse expects which physiological change to occur to a client during episodes of acute pain? - Answer Decreased skin temperature When teaching correct body mechanics to a nurses aide, which of the following suggestions by the nurse is most appropriate? - Answer Bend knees when lifting whil...

client's agreement to have a medical procedure after receiving full disclosure of risks, benefits, alternatives, and consequences a. informed consent b. capacity c. voluntary d. understandable - Answer a. informed consent -client is 18 yrs or older -Parent for emancipated minor -Adult fo...

A nurse is caring for a client who requires a 24-hr urine collection. Which of the following statements by the client indicates an understanding of the teaching? - Answer "I flushed what I urinated at 7:00 a.m. and have saved all urine since." A nurse is assessing a client who has been on bed r...

Range of motion - Answer complete extent of movement of which a joint is normally capable Bedpan - Answer vessel for receiving the urinary and fecal discharges of a patient unable to leave his or her bed hemopytsis - Answer coughing up blood Wound healing - Answer injury triggers cell divis...

A physician orders nutritional therapy administered via a central vein for a client who cannot take foods orally. What is the term for this type of nutrition? - Answer Total parenteral nutrition (TPN) Which client would be a candidate for total parenteral nutrition? - Answer A client with colitis...

Ambulate w/ Gait Belt - Answer wheelchair; gripper slippers; gait belt Ambulate w/ Walker - Answer wheelchair; gripper slippers; walker; gait belt Apply Ted Hose - Answer 1 stocking Bedpan Output - Answer barrier towel; towel; warm wash cloth; bedpan; graduate; toilet paper; gloves; I/O she...