If a nurse refuses to abandon her patient even if others go on strike, she is supporting the principle of:
a. fidelity
b. veracity
c. justice
d. autonomy
Question 2
An elderly client has recently been put on high fall precaution after a new medication initiated. The client's daughter questions the nurse as to why this precaution was put in place. What is the most appropriate response by the nurse?
A) Your mother was recently started on a new medication to treat her high blood pressure. This medication could cause her to be more prone to falling.
B) Any client your mother's age is automatically put on high fall risk.
C) Your mother has an order to get out of bed. Anyone with this order is put on high fall risk.
D) Your mother was recently started on an intravenous fluid infusion. This is why we placed her on high fall precaution.
Measuring Patient Height
B, The nurse teaches the postoperative client to use an incentive spirometer to expand the lungs.
Patient Information Supplied When Scheduling Hospital Admissions
A patient undergoing hemodialysis.
Chest X-ray of a patient with emphysema.