Following the admission interview, a spouse of a patient asks the nurse, Why did you ask my partner all those questions? Some of them had nothing to do with current problems. The nurse's best response is, Those questions help us understand
a. the patient's current status.
b. the complete family history.
c. the patient's past experiences.
d. what the patient's prognosis will be.
Question 2
A patient who takes a traditional antipsychotic medication says, I feel shaky and very warm. The patient is diaphoretic. What is the nurse's best first action?
a. Take the patient's vital signs.
b. Position the patient in the semi-Fowler's position.
c. Begin oxygen by nasal cannula at 2 L/min.
d. Place the patient on one-to-one supervision.
The nurse conducts the health history as the first step in the nursing assessment
C, A nurse can also administer the medication by setting the dose and rate with an electronic infusi
B, The nurse teaches the postoperative client to use an incentive spirometer to expand the lungs.
The liver in this photograph was from a deceased patient with an advanced state of cirrhosis.
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An ultrasound being performed on a patient.