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1. 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 ref...

Patient status - Heart rate: 103. Pulse: Present. Blood pressure: 101/51 mmHg. Respiration: 18. Conscious state: Appropriate. SpO2: 97%. Temp: 37 C. EFM: --. Fetal heart rate:

Documentation Assignments 1. Document your findings related to the focused assessment of Ms. Littlefield’s coping strategies. Include her responses to your assessment. Ms. Littlefield resorted to anger and saying mean things. She did not have any healthy coping strategies developed. She had a history of self-harm and attempted suicide. 2. Document all patient teaching regarding coping strategies and cognitive restructuring techniques provided Ms. Littlefield. Include her response to the t...

1. A nurse is assessing a client who is experiencing occasional feelings of sadness because of the recent death of a beloved pet. The clients appetite, sleep patterns, and daily routine have not changed. How should the nurse interpret the clients behaviors? 1. The clients behaviors demonstrate mental illness in the form of depression. 2. The clients behaviors are extensive, which indicates the presence of mental illness. 3. The clients behaviors are not congruent with cultural norms. 4. Th...

Provide a rationale for the questions you asked during the history examination. Asking the question of if the pain is unilateral indicates whether the problems is abscess formation or fusobacterium infection. If the patient reports any sign of exudate then that could be suggestive of risk factors for sexually transmitted infections, HIV, influenza or mononucleosis. Completing a detailed medication history is important to determine a possible relationship between medication use and clinical ...

NURSING 9224 Medical Case 2: Jennifer Hoffman Guided Reflection Questions 1. How did the scenario make you feel? 2. What assessment findings would indicate that the patient’s condition is worsening? 3. When a patient develops a rapid onset of shortness of breath, what are the nurse’s immediate priorities? 4. Review Jennifer Hoffman’s laboratory results. Identify which results are abnormal, and discuss how this relates to her clinical presentation and the disease process. 5. What communicat...

A nurse is assigned to care for four clients on the medical-surgical unit. Which client should the nurse see first on the shift assessment? A. A client admitted with pneumonia with a fever of 100° F (37.8°C) and some diaphoresis B. C. A client with congestive heart failure with clear lung sounds on the previous shift D. A client with new-onset of shortness of breath (SOB) and a history of pulmonary edema Correct E. A client undergoing long-term corticosteroid therapy with mild bruisi...

Maternity Case 1: Olivia Jones Guided Reflection Questions Opening Questions How did the simulated experience of Olivia Jones’s case make you feel? This simulation made me have more anxiety than usual. There was a lot of different things occurring and the provider orders were bulkier. Describe the actions you felt went well in this scenario. I felt like although there were a lot of orders to follow, I was able to properly and efficiently complete them.

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