Nancy is the charge nurse on the evening shift of a busy medical ...

[londonang]

Nancy is the charge nurse on the evening shift of a busy medical unit in an acute care hospital. She received a call from a physician office that they are admitting a patient who is dying of lung cancer.
 
  Nancy is told that the patient's family is out of town and isn't expected to make it to the hospital before the patient expires. What is the best room for Nancy to place this patient? A. A private room near the nurse's station
  B. A semiprivate room halfway down the hall with another terminally-ill patient
  C. A private room at the end of the hall
  D. A semiprivate room at the end of the hall with a patient who has a lot of family visitors

Question 2

A patient is taking warfarin (Coumadin), which is making his urine orange. The patient wants to know what normal urine should look like. The nurse informs the patient that normal urine is:
 
  A. red to pink.
  B. amber to orange.
  C. yellow to dark yellow.
  D. pale straw to amber in color.

[vish98]

Answer to Question 1

B
Unless family members need privacy or are remaining with the patient around the clock, avoid placing patients in a private room. Patients who are dying often feel a sense of involvement and companionship when sharing a room and have more opportunities to interact with staff and visitors.

Answer to Question 2

D
Red to pink urine may be related to cystoscopy. At times medications also turn urine red or or-ange. The darker the urine, the more concentrated it is.