35. In caring for a young child with pain, which assessment tool is the most useful?

98. The most reliable index to determine the respiratory status of a patient is to: 

26. The nurse is caring for an elderly female patient with osteoporosis. When teaching the patient, the nurse should include information about which major complication of this condition?

32. What is the very first thing a nurse should do when entering a patient’s room before beginning a head to toe assessment?

36. In applying the principles of pain treatment, what is the first consideration?

85. A patient discusses  with the nurse that they have experienced episodes of chest pain while mowing the lawn with a push mower.  The patient indicates that the pain subsides with rest.  What can the nurse conclude from this information?

40. Which of the following is true regarding Rapid Eye Movement (REM) Sleep?

83. The primary nursing assessment of  a patient who will be receiving nitroglycerin should be?

56. The nurse has an order to administer Humalog insulin 8 units subcutaneous before each meal.  The same patient has an order for Sliding Scale Insulin which is:  Give Humalog insulin per sliding scale for meals and at bedtime.  Humalog (insulin lispro) is a rapid acting insulin. The Sliding Scale is:  SLIDING SCALE Less than 200 give 0 units of Humalog                                                        200 to 249 give 4 units of Humalog 250 to 299 give 8 units of Humalog 300 to 350 give 12 units of Humalog Greater than 350 call physician   The patient’s blood glucose is 203 at 1130 hours.  How much insulin should the nurse administer before lunch? 

64. A patient notices that the doctor writes “positive Chadwick’s sign” on her chart. She asks the nurse what this means. What is the nurse’s best response?