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A nurse is caring for a person who has terminal cancer. Which of the following client statements should the nurse identify as an indication that the client is experiencing the depression stage of Kubler-Ross' stages of grief? A. "What did I do to deserve to be punished like this?" B. "I would give anything to live to see my daughter's graduation." C. "I feel so sad that I will be leaving my partner and children behind." D. "I am planning to seek a second ...

If psychiatric nurses used Orems theory for structuring much of their nursing practice, a major focus area for assessment would be the clients ability to do which of the following? 1. Adapt and function to meet various role expectations. 2. Care about self and participate in self-healing. 3. Implement self-care to meet psychosocial needs. 4. Enter into a therapeutic one-to-one relationship with the nurse. Answer: 3 The psychiatric mental health nurse is asked to develop an interv...

What is within the scope of practice for a CCMA ? - Correct Answer>>1. Educating patients on how to take their medication 2. Health promotion of the patient. 3. Performing an EKG. 4. Taking patients vitals. 5. Performing urinalysis. 6. Performing a throat culture. 7. Patient education. What is outside the scope of practice ? - Correct Answer>>1. Diagnosing patients. 2. Administering narcotics. 3. Interpreting laboratory results. 4. Pathogenic identification. ...

A medical assistant is adding information to a patient's computerized problem-oriented medical record (POMR). Into which of the following sections of the POMR should the assistant enter the pt's health history and lab results? - answer-database The provider should enter these on every problem recorded on the problem list. The notes should be entered chronologically and should include the CC, treatment, and responses treatment. - answer- progress note A medical assis...

A medical assistant observes a patient with his arms crossed tightly across his chest and leaning back in his chair. The medical assistant should identify these behaviors as indications that the patient is feeling which of th following? A. Receptive B. Angry C. Embarrassed D. Empathetic B. Angry While a male provider is performing a gynecological pelvic examination, the medical assistant should A. Retrieve supplies to prepare for the next scheduled exam. B. Bring the next p...

1. Postpartum patient's lab data 12 hours after delivery includes maternal blood type and Rh factor is A+, rubella status 1:8, hematocrit 30% and WBC 12,000. What is the nurse's expected response to this information? a. Anticipate administration of antibiotics for treatment of an infection b. Contact physician for new orders to address effects of postpartum hemorrhage c. Administer Rhogam as ordered at time of discharge d. Administer Rubella vaccination prior to discharge from ...

Criteria for choosing an effective drug for a disorder include: - CORRECT ANSWERS Consulting nationally recognized guidelines for disease management Nurse practitioner practice may thrive under health-care reform because of: - CORRECT ANSWERS The demonstrated ability of nurse practitioners to control costs and improve patient outcomes A patient's nutritional intake and laboratory results reflect hypoalbuminemia. This is critical to prescribing because: - CORRECT ANSWERS D...

If a patient has a colostomy in the area known as the "ascending colon," what would the nurse expect of the stool in the colostomy device? a. Stool would be dark. b. Stool would be formed. c. Stool would be loose. d. Stool would have flecks of blood. - CORRECT ANSWERS C (The correct answer is C because stool in the ascending colon is loose or watery. Stool should not be dark or have f lecks of blood. This would be an abnormal finding. Stool would not be loose, because the...

NUR 215Nursing Process - CORRECT ANSWERS ADPIE; systemic problem solving process that guides all nursing actions Nursing Process Assessment - CORRECT ANSWERS Use open ended questions to gather subjective data and look at lab tests and a physical assessment for objective data which you then cluster together to analyze CAN COME FROM OTHER HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS AND THEIR OBSERVATIONS AS WELL AS PATIENTS FAMILY Nursing Process Diagnoses - CORRECT ANSWERS What statement best fits ...

A nurse is caring for a client who has lactose intolerance. Based on this information, what supplementation should the nurse include in client teaching as a suggestion to add in the diet of this client? Vitamin E Vitamin D Vitamin A Vitamin C - CORRECT ANSWERS Vitamin D A client is undergoing tests to confirm a diagnosis of hyperthyroidism. What test would be ordered for this client?