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kodithompson

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Smoking advice/counseling is considered best practice during the admission of patients for acute myocardial infarction. The nurse understands that the best explanation for this standard is that:
 
  a. The nicotine in cigarettes is a powerful vasoconstrictor.
  b. The cigarettes' effects on the lungs may interfere with oxygenation.
  c. Stopping smoking is one of the recommended behavior modifications for patients with cardiovascular disease.
  d. Cigarettes are addictive.

Question 2

A nurse educator develops a PICO question to research the success of a support group for renal failure.
 
  The questions is: Do newly diagnosed renal failure patients who attend monthly support group meetings have a decreased readmission rate over a 6-month period when compared to a similar group of patients who do not attend a support group? In analyzing the data, the letter C might focus on which of the following? a. Comparison with patients who do not attend a support group
  b. The patient's involvement in a monthly support group
  c. Decreased readmission rate over 6-month period
  d. The problem of maintaining newly diagnosed renal failure patients at home



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Answer to Question 1

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A The vasoconstriction effects on the heart cause the heart to have to work harder to deliver oxygen to the tissues.
B This is not the best reason for stopping smoking.
C This is not the best reason for stopping smoking.
D This is not the best reason for stopping smoking.

Answer to Question 2

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Using the acronym PICO, the C might involve a comparison with patients who do not attend a support
group. P would be the patient or problem such as the problem of maintaining newly diagnosed renal
failure patients at home. The letter I would be the intervention such as involvement in a monthly
support group. And the letter O would reflect the outcome. In this case the outcome might be
decreased readmission rate over a 6-month period.





 

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