A Medicare instituted method of hospital payment that classifies each patient by illness

The nurse working in the orthopedic clinic knows that a patient with which factor has an absolute contraindication for having a total joint replacement?

A patient comes into the emergency department with new onset of dyspnea, SOB, tachypnea, and increased anxiety. The nurse notes increased crackles, coarse rhonchi and pink frothy sputum. Which of the following should the nurse suspect this patient is experiencing?

The nurse completes an admission assessment on a patient with asthma. Which information given by patient is most indicative of a need for a change in therapy?

As part of a thorough assessment of a newborn the nurse should check for hip dislocation and dysplasia.  Which of the following techniques would the nurse most likely use?

A nurse assesses a patient and identifies that the patient has pallor conjunctivae. Which focused assessment will the nurse complete next?

A client with a history of heart failure, hypertension, and a past-MI has been admitted to the telemetry unit. Which of the following symptoms alerts the nurse that the client has developed acute decompensated right-sided heart failure? Select all that apply. 

What is the goal temperature during induction of therapeutic hypothermia? 

The nurse in the ICU is admitting a 57-year-old man with a diagnosis of possible septic shock. The nurse’s assessment reveals that the patient has a normal blood pressure, increased heart rate, decreased bowel sounds, and cold, clammy skin. The nurse’s analysis of these data should lead to what preliminary conclusion?

The biggest benefit of therapeutic hypothermia is?