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bclement10

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The nurse records the following general survey of a patient: The patient is a 50-year-old Asian female attended by her husband and two daughters. Alert and oriented.
 
  Does not make eye contact with the nurse and responds slowly, but appropriately, to questions. No apparent disabilities or distinguishing features. What additional information should the nurse add to this general survey?
  a. Nutritional status
  b. Intake and output
  c. Reasons for contact with the health care system
  d. Comments of family members about his condition

Question 2

Immediate surgery is planned for a patient with acute abdominal pain. Which question by the nurse will elicit the most complete information about the patient's coping-stress tolerance pattern?
 
  a. Can you rate your pain on a 0 to 10 scale?
  b. What do you think caused this abdominal pain?
  c. How do you feel about yourself and your hospitalization?
  d. Are there other major problems that are a concern right now?


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Reply #1 on: Jun 25, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANS: A
The general survey also describes the patient's general nutritional status. The other information will be obtained when doing the complete nursing history and examination but is not obtained through the initial scanning of a patient.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: D
The coping-stress tolerance pattern includes information about other major stressors confronting the patient. The health perceptionhealth management pattern includes information about the patient's ideas about risk factors. Feelings about self and the hospitalization are assessed in the self-perceptionself-concept pattern. Intensity of pain is part of the cognitive-perceptual pattern.


bclement10

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Reply 2 on: Jun 25, 2018
Great answer, keep it coming :)

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:D TYSM

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