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CBme

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The nurse begins work by setting priorities of care. What intervention will be the nurse's highest priority?
 
  1.
  Insert a straight catheter to relieve the patient's urinary retention.
  2.
  Perform a bed bath to make the febrile patient more comfortable.
  3.
  Administer a diuretic to the patient with pulmonary edema.
  4.
  Ambulate the postoperative patient to prevent complications.

Question 2

What is the common result when the nurse has not identified her own personal values?
 
  1.
  Decisions are made in a timelier manner.
  2.
  Patient's input can be utilized in the decision-making process.
  3.
  The care team can be consulted for desirable outcomes.
  4.
  Delayed decision making results in confusion.



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Answer to Question 1

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Pulmonary edema can cause hypoxia, so resolving breathing issues is the highest priority.

Answer to Question 2

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When the nurse has not established her own personal value system, the decision-making process is more difficult.





 

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