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Evvie72

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A nurse educator in a geriatric medicine unit of a hospital is teaching a group of new graduates specific assessment criteria related to heart failure.
 
  Which of the following assessment criteria should the nurses prioritize in their practice?
  A)
  Measurement of urine output and mental status assessment
  B)
  Pupil response and counting the patient's apical heart rate
  C)
  Palpation of pedal (foot) pulses and pain assessment
  D)
  Activity tolerance and integumentary inspection

Question 2

A pneumonia that occurs 48 hours or more after admission to the hospital is considered
 
  A)
  community-acquired pneumonia.
  B)
  hospital-acquired pneumonia.
  C)
  viral pneumonia.
  D)
  immunocompromised pneumonia.



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Answer to Question 1

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A

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Both increased and decreased urine output can be markers of heart failure, as can changes in mental status not attributable to other factors. While heart auscultation, pedal pulses, and activity tolerance are relevant parameters, integumentary inspection, pupil response, and pain assessment are less likely to be relevant assessment components.

Answer to Question 2

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B

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Hospital-acquired pneumonia is defined as a lower respiratory tract infection that was not present or incubating on admission to the hospital. Usually, infections occurring 48 hours or more after admission are considered hospital acquired. Community-acquired pneumonia is diagnosed within 48 hours after admission. Most hospital-acquired pneumonia is bacterial.




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Reply 2 on: Jun 25, 2018
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it


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