Before Assessing a New Patient, a Nurse Is Told by Another

question 16

Multiple Choice

Before assessing a new patient, a nurse is told by another health care worker, "I know that patient. No matter how hard we work, there isn't much improvement by the time of discharge." The nurse's responsibility is to

• A) document the other worker's assessment of the patient.
• B) assess the patient based on data collected from all sources.
• C) validate the worker's impression by contacting the patient's significant other.
• D) discuss the worker's impression with the patient during the assessment interview.

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Definitions:

Graded Stream

A stream in equilibrium, showing a balance between its capacity to transport sediment and the amount of sediment supplied to it, thus with no overall erosion or deposition of sediment.

Meander

A sinuous curve or bend in the course of a stream or river.

Migration

The movement of organisms from one area to another, often seasonally or as part of their lifecycle.

Alluvial Fan

A cone-shaped deposit of sediment crossed and built by stream flows from mountains.