Which of these strategies should be a priority when the nurse is planning care for a patient with hypertension?
a. Obtain less expensive antihypertensive medications.
b. Assist with dietary changes as the first action.
c. Follow evidence-based guidelines for appropriate interventions.
d. Teach about the impact of exercise on hypertension.
Question 2
The nurse is charting on the patient who is status post surgery for an abdominal abscess and notes: Pt's temperature has not exceeded 37C this shift. This is an example of a(n)
a. intervention.
b. outcome.
c. plan.
d. diagnosis or analysis.
Nursing care delivery models
Nurse palpating the patient's brachial artery
Position of patient to assess jugular vein distention
ROM exercises on a patient’s wrist: extension.
Sandwich or capture enzyme immunoassay for patient IgM (double capture: IgM capture, Ag capture).
General strategies of forward and reverse genetics