An older adult patient tells the home health nurse, My doctor hasn't helped my arthritis at all. I am using the chiropractor now. What change has the patient made?
a. Western medicine to complementary therapy
b. Complementary therapy to alternative therapy
c. Alternative therapy to allopathic medicine
d. Allopathic medicine to alternative therapy
Question 2A patient reports to the nurse that he is experiencing a moderate amount of back pain rated 6 out of 10 on the pain scale. What should the nurse recognize about this assessment?
a. Pain is objective for the nurse.
b. Pain is easy to recognize.
c. Pain is subjective for the patient.
d. Pain is easily relieved if found early.
Question 3Following an intravenous pyelogram, the nurse should watch the patient closely for a delayed reaction to the dye, usually occurring within ___ to ___ hours following the procedure.
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Question 4When initiating a 24-hour urine collection, the nurse asks the patient to void. The nurse then _______ the specimen.
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Question 5A burn patient is brought into the emergency department with the following burns: half of the front torso, entire left arm, and front of left leg. The nurse should record that the patient has a ______ burn.
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Question 6When two nurses perform two-person CPR, there should be _____ slow breaths for every _____ compressions.
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