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 patient and his family meet with the nurse to discuss progress on the patient care plan.
Lung cancer. Photograph of part of a lung removed after death. The yellow area is a large tumor and
Caring for a patient on isolation precautions cont'd
It is important to act concerned when a patient is upset.
Positioning the Patient in the Fowler’s Position
Variations in patient response to drugs