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If an infectious disease can be transmitted directly from one person to another, it is a: A) Susceptible host. B) Communicable disease. C) Port of entry to a host. D) Port of exit from the reservoir. - ANS Communicable disease. Which is the most likely means of transmitting infection between patients? A) Exposure to another patient's cough B) Sharing equipment among patients C) Disposing of soiled linen in a shared linen bag D) Contact with a health care worker's hands - ANS...

A nurse caring for a patient with pneumonia sits the patient up in bed and suctions his airway. After suctioning, the patient describes some discomfort in his abdomen. The nurse auscultates the patient's lung sounds and gives him a glass of water. Which of the following is an evaluative measure used by the nurse? A) Suctioning the airway B) Sitting patient up in bed C) Auscultating lung sounds D) Patient describing type of discomfort - ANS Auscultating lung sounds A nurse caring ...

A nurse completes the following steps during her shift of care. Which are the steps of nursing assessment? (Select all that apply.) 1. The review of patient data in the medical record 2. Confirming a patient's self-report of abdominal pain by inspecting the abdomen 3. Reporting results of an ongoing assessment to a nurse working the next scheduled shift 4. Analyzing a set of signs revealing lower leg weakness and unsteady gait with a pattern of mobility alteration 5. Conducting an inter...

The nurse is using critical thinking skills during the first phase of the nursing process. Which action indicates the nurse is in the first phase? - ANS Completes a comprehensive database. A nurse is using the problem-focused approach to data collection. Which action will the nurse take first? - ANS Focusing on the patient's presenting situation After reviewing the database, the nurse discovers that the patient's vital signs have not been recorded by the nursing assistive...

A nurse assesses a patient who comes to the pulmonary clinic. "I see that it's been over 6 months since you've been in, but your appointment was for every 2 months. Tell me about that. Also I see from your last visit that the doctor recommended routine exercise. Can you tell me how successful you have been following his plan?" The nurse's assessment covers which of Gordon's functional health patterns? A) Value-belief pattern B) Cognitive-perceptual pattern C) Coping-stress-tolerance pat...

WKU, Nursing 333, Fundamentals, Chapter 16 from Potter & Perry Questions With Complete Solutions

The document is a citation chain analysis of using smart pumps in hospitals. In 2007, medical researchers conducted a study on computerized intravenous pumps called smart pumps, which is a needle that goes inside a vein with a machine attached to the needle that pumps liquids and medicine through the needle and into the vein. The study consisted of four focus groups with nurses randomly drawn to be interviewed about the use of smart pumps in a clinical setting. The results show that a lot of nur...

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