Answer to Question 1
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When a patient's condition suddenly deteriorates, use the carotid site to quickly locate a pulse. Assess any accessible artery for pulse rate; however, use the radial or carotid arteries most often because they are easy to locate and palpate. The radial and apical locations are the most common sites for pulse rate assessment. Use the radial or carotid pulse when teaching patients how to monitor their own heart rates. The brachial artery is not usually a primary site for checking pulse.
Answer to Question 2
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Rando's R Process Model of mourning is specific to Western society. Mourning is an action-oriented process involving recognizing the loss, reacting to the pain of separation, reminiscence, relinquishing old attachments, and readjusting to life after loss. Attachment, the foundation of Bowlby's (1980) four phases of mourning, is an instinctive behavior, which leads to the development of life-long bonds of affection between children and their primary caregivers. The four tasks of mourning theory (Worden, 1982) describes how individuals help themselves through mourning and ask others for help. Kbler-Ross' (1969) classic theory identifies five responses to loss: denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance.
Critical thinking involves analysis in which the nurse examines patient data available from a variet
The nurse is using Standard Precautions to draw blood.
(A) A 62-year-old patient with myxedema exhibiting marked edema of the face and a somnolent look. Th
Patient teaching: vascular assessment
Patient teaching: abdominal assessment
On May 15, 1916, after deliberating for one hour, an all-white jury in Waco, Texas, found seventeen-