A laboring client is found to have the following fetal position on ultrasound. What is the priority nursing intervention?
Q30. A patient who has had good control of chronic pain usi…
Q30. A patient who has had good control of chronic pain using a fentanyl (Duragesic) patch reports rapid onset pain at a level 9 (0 to 10 scale) and requests “something for pain that will work quickly.” Which type of pain is this patient describing?
Q13. What action by the nurse manager of an acute care unit…
Q13. What action by the nurse manager of an acute care unit will improve the alertness of nurses who must work the night shift?
Q44. The nurse is caring for a patient who has severe abdomi…
Q44. The nurse is caring for a patient who has severe abdominal pain caused by acute cholecystitis. The nurse recognizes which type of pain is this patient experiencing?
Q34. A 2-year-old child has been returned to the nursing un…
Q34. A 2-year-old child has been returned to the nursing unit after an inguinal hernia repair. Which pain assessment tool should the nurse use to assess this child for the presence of pain?
Q26. A 62-year-old male has fallen while trimming tree branc…
Q26. A 62-year-old male has fallen while trimming tree branches sustaining tissue injury. He describes his condition as an aching, throbbing in his back. This is characteristic of what type of pain?
Q35. A nurse is gathering a history on a school-age child a…
Q35. A nurse is gathering a history on a school-age child admitted for a migraine headache. The child states, “I have been getting a migraine every 2 or 3 months for the last year.” The nurse documents this as which type of pain?
Q45. Physiologic measurements in children’s pain assessment…
Q45. Physiologic measurements in children’s pain assessment are
Q3. Which statement by a child’s parent in the pediatric cli…
Q3. Which statement by a child’s parent in the pediatric clinic requires further assessment by the nurse?
Q18. A patient is taking flurazepam three to four nights a w…
Q18. A patient is taking flurazepam three to four nights a week for sleeplessness. She is concerned that she cannot get to sleep without taking the medication. What nonpharmacologic measures should the nurse suggest to promote sleep for this patient?