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Which of the following statements includes essential components of a well-written patient outcome/goal?

Nursing theories provide a framework for nursing practice. Nurses use theory to: Select all that apply    

According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), when must nurses wash their hands with soap and water?

An immobile person has decreased movement of respiratory secretions. The nurse needs to provide appropriate interventions to prevent the patient from:

Patient Care Plan (Focus of Care/ADPIE). Same Scenario: A patient had a left knee surgery yesterday morning. You are the patient’s nurse. Upon your morning assessment the patient complains of sharp, stabbing, and throbbing pain in left knee at the area of the surgery, ranks the pain 6/10 on the numeric pain scale, and states, “I’m afraid to move my left knee because of the pain.”  You see the patient grimacing and guarding the left knee. HR 120, RR 22, and B/P 180/90. The health care provider orders include: Ice pack to left knee twice daily and prn, Morphine 6mg Subcutaneous Q3HR prn pain No physical therapy was prescribed yet. Create a care plan to take care of the patient’s pain.  The patient’s acceptable pain level is 2/10 based on the patient stating so. Prioritize (Planning/Outcome/Goal) (1 point–no partial credit) Fill in the blank:  The patient will ________________________________

When assessing an apical-radial pulse on a patient, the nurse finds the apical pulse is 85 beats/min, and radial pulse is 70 beats/min. What explanation does the nurse provide regarding this pulse deficit finding?

When does the nurse perform physical assessment on a patient?  Select all that apply          

A patient gets up for the first-time post-surgery and complains of dizziness and feeling faint upon standing up.  What will the nurse do at this time? Select all that apply        

The meaning of an implied contract is drawn from the:

The act of applying unlawful or improper pressure or influence to a person in order to gain his or her agreement to a contract is known as: