While caring for a patient who is complaining of abdominal pain, the nurse determines that the top priority is to manage the patient's pain with medication. This step in the nursing process is called
1. Planning.
2. Diagnosis.
3. Assessment.
4. Implementation.
Question 2
Student nurses are encouraged to practice using skillful reasoning and logical thought to determine the merits of a belief or action. This approach best describes
1. Critical thinking.
2. Sensory overload.
3. Concrete thinking.
4. Logical reasoning.
The nurse is using Standard Precautions to draw blood.
Emphysema. (a) Illustration comparing normal lungs and emphysemic lungs. The inserts illustrate how
Abdominal Cavity
An example of a medical history sheet to list patient problems.
Areas of sclerosis (see arrows) in the white matter of a patient with MS.