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jhjkgdfhk

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A confused patient is admitted to the hospital after suffering a fall. When asked about pain, the patient does not respond. What action by the nurse is best?
 
  a. Ask the patient again using different words.
  b. Pantomime what you are asking the pa-tient.
  c. Observe the patient's nonverbal behaviors.
  d. Ask the family members if they think the patient has pain.

Question 2

Nurses should evaluate health programs based on what data?
 
  a. Effect on quality of life
  b. Cost-benefit ratio of service
  c. Adherence statistics
  d. Ease of following through


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Reply #1 on: Jul 11, 2018
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In some situations, the nurse cannot rely on the patient's report of pain, so as a second method of assessment, the nurse looks to the patient's nonverbal behaviors. The nurse should be aware, however, that the lack of specific pain behaviors does not indicate a lack of pain. The other options may be helpful for individual patients.

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Quality of life should drive treatment decisions. The patient and health care provider should set goals that are mutually acceptable and promote independence and quality of life. The other fac-tors are considerations, but quality of life is most important.


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Reply 2 on: Jul 11, 2018
Gracias!

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