A nurse is caring for a patient in the hospital. When should the nurse begin discharge planning?

A) When the patient is ready
B) Close to the time of discharge
C) Upon admission to the hospital
D) After an order is written/prescribed

Which blood gas result will the nurse expect to observe in a patient with respiratory alkalosis?

A) pH 7.60, PaCO₂ 40 mm Hg, HCO₃^- 30 mEq/L
B) pH 7.53, PaCO₂ 30 mm Hg, HCO₃^- 24 mEq/L
C) pH 7.35, PaCO₂ 35 mm Hg, HCO₃^- 26 mEq/L
D) pH 7.25, PaCO₂ 48 mm Hg, HCO₃^- 23 mEq/L

_____________ and _____________ recognize that behavior change occurs when individuals have groups of individuals that they may rely upon.

The nurse is taking care of an adolescent with osteosarcoma. The parents ask the nurse about treatment. The nurse should make which accurate response about treatment for osteosarcoma?

A) Treatment usually consists of surgery and chemotherapy.
B) Amputation of the affected extremity is rarely necessary.
C) Intensive irradiation is the primary treatment.
D) Bone marrow transplantation offers the best chance of long-term survival.

A trauma survivor is requesting sleep medication because of "bad dreams." Concerned about PTSD,the nurse would ask which of the following?

A) "Are you reliving your trauma?"
B) "Are you having chest pain?"
C) "Can you describe your phobias?"
D) "Can you tell me when you wake up?"

Mrs.Nichols has a stage/category III pressure ulcer on her coccyx.After 2 weeks of treatment,the nurse assesses Mrs.Nichols and documents that the ulcer is smaller in size,has new granulation tissue,and appears to be healing by secondary intention.She documents Mrs.Nichols's ulcer as a stage II.Which of the following explains why this is inaccurate?

A) A healing ulcer cannot be backstaged.
B) Pressure ulcers heal by primary intention.
C) Granulation tissue indicates early regenerative stage.
D) This is not an ulcer that can be staged.

A patient is pacing the hall near the nurses' station, swearing loudly. An appropriate initial intervention for the nurse would be to address the patient by name and say:

A) "What is going on?"
B) "Please be quiet and sit down in this chair immediately."
C) "I'd like to talk with you about how you're feeling right now."
D) "You must go to your room and try to get control of yourself."

The nurse is caring for a patient to ease modifiable factors that contribute to pain. Which areas did the nurse focus on with this patient?

A) Age and gender
B) Anxiety and fear
C) Culture and ethnicity
D) Previous pain experiences and cognitive abilities

The nurse is providing discharge teaching for a client who is being dismissed with prescriptions for a bronchodilator inhaler and a corticosteroid inhaler to be used three times a day each.What health teaching should the nurse provide the client on how to take these inhalers?

A) Corticosteroid inhaler first then the bronchodilator
B) Bronchodilator first then the steroid inhaler
C) Take the inhalers together,either order
D) Stagger the timing of these inhalers so they are not given together