A Patient Who Has Undergone Endoscopy Is Fully Awake and Asks

question 32

Multiple Choice

A patient who has undergone endoscopy is fully awake and asks the nurse for something to drink. After confirming that liquids are allowed on the physician order sheet, the nurse should:

• A) assist the patient to the bathroom to void.
• B) listen to lung sounds.
• C) take a blood pressure and pulse.
• D) check for the return of gag and swallow reflexes.

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Definitions:

MU/P

Marginal Utility per Price, a concept in economics that represents the additional utility or satisfaction obtained per unit of expenditure.

Consumer Behavior

The examination of the ways in which individuals, groups, and entities choose, purchase, utilize, and discard products, services, ideas, or experiences to fulfill their wants and needs.

Marginal Utility

The change in satisfaction or utility a consumer receives from consuming an additional unit of a good or service.

Utility-maximizing

The economic principle that individuals or firms seek to get the highest satisfaction or profit from their resources and choices.