A patient is being treated in the critical care unit for urosepsis. The patient's level of consciousness has decreased over the past 12 hours, but the nurse is continuing to conduct regularly scheduled pain assessments in the knowledge that:
A) Pain is associated with a consequent decrease in renal function.
B) Pain blunts the patient's awareness of other important signs and symptoms.
C) Pain contributes to hyperglycemia and hypoglycemia.
D) Pain increases the patient's cardiac workload.
Question 2
An acutely ill patient is receiving in the hospital's critical care unit. In addition to being delirious, the patient is simultaneously exhibiting significant signs of anxiety.
The critical care nurse should recognize that this patient has a heightened risk of having what nursing diagnosis?
A) Risk for Aspiration
B) Risk for Impaired Skin Integrity
C) Risk for Injury
D) Risk for Imbalanced Body Temperature
Measuring Patient Height
Respiratory Assistive Devices, Patient Using a Peak Flow Meter
The nurse assesses the patient's ability to use the walker correctly
Palpating the thyroid gland from behind the patient is a most effective way of assessing the gland f
Patients of all socioeconomic backgrounds should be given equal care.
(a) Chicken pox vesicles. (b) Chicken pox on back of young patient.