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mcmcdaniel

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A nurse is admitting a patient to an acute care facility. During the admission procedure, what nursing intervention would best help reduce patient anxiety?
 
  a. Transport the patient by wheelchair.
  b. Inform the physician that the patient is admitted.
  c. Greet the patient by name.
  d. Collect financial information during the interview.

Question 2

The nurse is instructing a patient who has a drain in a surgical wound. How will the nurse indicate that the wound will heal?
 
  a. Primary intention
  b. Secondary intention
  c. Tertiary intention
  d. Deliberate intention



jessofishing

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Answer to Question 1

ANS: C
Greeting the patient by name is one of the most important aspects of admission.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: C
When wounds are kept open by a drain, they heal by tertiary intention.



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