What generalization can be made about safety in patient care?
A) Healthcare providers exclude safety as a patient need.
B) Although safety is a basic human need, it is provided by self-care.
C) Safety is an important need, but not as important as self-actualization.
D) Safety is a paramount concern underlying all nursing care.
Question 2
A home healthcare nurse notices that his assigned patient uses a mercury thermometer. He asks the nurse what to do if it breaks. Which of the following is not correct?
A) Just flush the glass and mercury down the toilet.
B) Do not vacuum the area where it breaks.
C) Open the windows and close off the room for an hour.
D) Throw away any clothing exposed to the mercury.
Nurses may collaborate with social workers, physicians, and other members of the health care team to
Symptoms of a patient in shock.
Mechanical ventilation. The photograph shows a patient receiving breathing assistance by the use of
A computerized patient registration form used by offices with electronic health records.
Grief Responses and Patient Verbalization
Toxoplasma gondii in the heart of an HIV patient.