Nur 325 Exam 1 Questions And Answers

How would you assess a patient in a comatose state for pain? a. Take their vital signs. b. Observe the patient for grimacing or shielding. c. It is unnecessary to assess a patient in a comatose state for pain. {Ans: A}In addition to an adequate patient assessment, when a nurse uses one of the nursing-accessible complementary therapies, he or she must ensure that which of the following has occurred? a. The family has provided permission. b. The patient has provided permission and consent. c. The health care provider has given approval or provided orders for the therapy. d. He or she has documented that the patient has a complete understanding of complementary and alternative medicine. {Ans: B (Nurse-accessible therapies are independent nursing interventions. As long as the Scope of Practice identified by the nurse's State Board of Nursing permits this activity, you do not need to obtain permission from the patient's primary provider or his or her family members unless the patient is underage. An adult can provide consent. Complete understanding of any procedure or intervention is impossible to ensure; therefore documenting that the patient has a complete understanding of complementary and alternative medicine is inaccurate.)}A broken bone