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During an assessment, a patient tells the nurse, “I’ve been feeling really tired lately and just don’t have any energy.” Which response by the nurse would elicit the MOST information about the patient’s fatigue?

A nurse changes unit practice from routine saline dressing changes to a moisture-balancing wound protocol after reviewing current evidence, consulting wound experts, and evaluating patient outcomes. This action best reflects:

What is required for sound clinical judgment?

What are principles for rational thought?

When preparing to administer a subcutaneous anticoagulant injection, which technique is most appropriate?

What does the nursing metaparadigm allow nurses to do?

A patient with delirium is pulling at a central line and oxygen tubing despite redirection. Which action should the nurse take first?

When a patient is in physical restraints, what assessments should the nurse perform?

Select all that apply. A nurse is caring for a patient with increasing work of breathing. Which findings support impaired oxygenation?

Which patient statement indicates a need for further teaching about medications?