Even if a reporter doesn’t use the inverted-pyramid style to write a story, it is useful for:

What is the purpose of an advance directive?

Your client is in the special care area of your hospital with multiple trauma and severe bodily burns. This 45 year old male client has an advance directive that states that the client wants all life saving measures including cardiopulmonary resuscitation and advance cardiac life support, including mechanical ventilation. As you are caring for the client, the client has a complete cardiac and respiratory arrest.  According to your professional judgement, knowledge of pathophysiology, and your critical thinking this client has little or no chance for survival and he is facing imminent death . You believe that all life saving measures for this client would be futile.  What is the first thing that you, as the nurse, should do?  

In the inverted-pyramid style, it’s easiest to cut material from the bottom of the story.

Acupuncture uses fine needles placed in dermatomes to do what?

Mary and Susan are nurses working together on a med-surg floor at the hospital. Susan overheard Mary talking on the phone at the beginning of their shift about how “wasted” she got last night and how she still felt “a little drunk” this morning. Susan is worried that Mary may not be able to give good care to her patients.  She therefore, has an ethical obligation to protect Mary’s patients according to which ethical principle?

The nurse caring for a four-year-old knows to expect which type of play when observing her playing with other children in the playroom?  

What is true about informed consent?  (Select all that apply.)

When a patient is admitted and is unable to provide data during assessment, information provided by the family is classified as what?

What is an example of primary care?