A patient's feet appear to be edematous, so the nurse first
1. Charts, Patient's feet appear to be swollen.
2. Percusses the tissue that appears edematous.
3. Applies pressure over a bony prominence of the foot for 2 seconds.
4. Elevates the patient's feet on a pillow to decrease swelling.
Question 2
A stable male patient, who was just admitted for left-lower-lobe pneumonia, tells the nurse that his cough is nonproductive. When assessing the patient's breath sounds, the nurse suspects consolidation when, over the left lower lobe, she detects
1. Rales.
2. Absent breath sounds.
3. Stridor.
4. Rhonchi.
Proper placement and monitoring of an automatic blood pressure cuff will reduce the risk of injury o
Nurse's hand over patients abdomen
The reminder card should be completed and handed to the patient after the appointment is scheduled.
A patient’s cognitive ability depends on his or her psychologic status, which is influenced by ...
A pacemaker in a patient’s chest.
Patient Physical Status Classification