While caring for a patient who is complaining of abdominal pain, the nurse determines that the top priority is to manage the patient's pain with medication. This step in the nursing process is called
1. Planning.
2. Diagnosis.
3. Assessment.
4. Implementation.
Question 2
Student nurses are encouraged to practice using skillful reasoning and logical thought to determine the merits of a belief or action. This approach best describes
1. Critical thinking.
2. Sensory overload.
3. Concrete thinking.
4. Logical reasoning.
Taking a Patient’s Oral Temperature with an Electronic Thermometer
Helping maintain accurate patient records is a critical part of the medical assistant's work.
All messages must be documented and placed in the patient's chart.