A bedridden patient in hospice care is suffering from nausea, vomiting, confusion, constipation, lethargy, decreased deep tendon reflexes, polyuria, and extreme thirst. A nurse identifies these symptoms as
1. Dyspnea.
2. Hypercalcemia.
3. Cyanosis.
4. Cheyne-Stokes respirations.
Question 2
A terminally ill patient has barely eaten anything for several days. A nurse should
1. Place the patient on intravenous (IV) nutrition.
2. Ask the doctor to insert a feeding tube.
3. Insist that the patient eat something at least three times a day.
4. Encourage the patient to eat whatever foods he or she thinks sound and look appealing.
Hemodialysis. The process of hemodialysis replaces the kidney function of blood filtration by forcin
Assisting the patient to transfer from the bed or examining table to a wheelchair.
Common patient positions.
Anatomy of the heart. Remember: It is labeled right and left based on the patient’s perspective.
A Mono-Diff test in which the presumptive well contains the patient's serum mixed with ...