What intervention would be most appropriate for a wound with a beefy red wound bed?

The nurse and other hospital personnel strive to keep the patient care area clean. This most directly illustrates the ideas of which nursing theorist?

Which of the following is considered a “practice” (as opposed to a belief or value)?

Pressure ulcers are directly caused by which of the following conditions at the site?

A client incorporates alternative healthcare into her regular health practices. For which alternative therapy should the patient visit a formally trained practitioner?

While assessing a new wound, the nurse notes red, watery drainage. What type of drainage will the nurse document this as?

A patient has an area of nonblanchable erythema on his coccyx. The nurse has determined this to be a stage I pressure ulcer. What would be the most important treatment for this patient?

When performing a spiritual assessment, who is the preferred source of information?

The nurse is helping an 82-year-old patient to ambulate in the hallway. Suddenly she states, “I feel so light-headed and weak,” as her knees begin to buckle. The nurse’s best action at this time would be to:

What is the primary difference between acute and chronic wounds? Chronic wounds:

A client has a diagnosis of chronic pain. The physician has prescribed tramadol hydrochloride (Ultram) for the pain. The patient also receives therapeutic touch (TT) from a practitioner three times a week. In this situation, TT is considered to be which of the following?

Which of the following describes the difference between dehiscence and evisceration?

In his later work, Maslow identified growth needs that must be met before reaching self-actualization. These needs include:

A patient has a contaminated right hip wound that requires dressing changes twice daily. The surgeon informs the nurse that when the wound “heals a little more” he will suture it closed. The nurse recognizes that the surgeon is using which form of wound healing?

Three days after a patient had abdominal surgery, the nurse notes a 4-cm periwound erythema and swelling at the distal end of the incision. The area is tender and warm to the touch. Staples are intact along the incision, and there is no obvious drainage. Heart rate is 96 beats/min and oral temperature is 100.8°F (38.2°C). The nurse would suspect that the patient has what kind of complication?

What is the best rationale to gather data about patients’ use of herbal products?

While reading a journal article, the nurse asks herself these questions: “What is this about overall? Is it true in whole or in part? Does it matter to my practice?” What is this nurse doing?

An older patient with newly diagnosed osteoporosis asks the nurse to explain her health problem. Which of the following is the correct description of osteoporosis?

A patient hospitalized in a long-term rehabilitation facility is immobile and requires mechanical ventilation with a tracheostomy. She has a pressure area on her coccyx measuring 5 cm by 3 cm. The area is covered with 100% eschar. What would the nurse identify this as?

North American healthcare culture typically reflects which culture?