To determine a significance of a patient’s blood pressure reading of 148/100, it is first necessary for the nurse to do which of the following?

A patient with an infection receives medical intervention and nursing care in a hospital setting. Which level health-care has been provided in this situation?

Inadequate oxygenation, according to Maslow’s hierarchy of basic human needs, falls into which level of the hierarchy?

A nurse is providing hygiene and grooming needs of an obese patient who easily becomes short of breath when moving about. Which nursing intervention is important? Select all that apply

Which statement best reflects a principle common to all theories of health, wellness, and illness?

An adult patient’s vital signs are: oral temperature 99F, pulse 88 beats per minute with a regular rhythm, respirations 14 per minute and deep, and blood pressure 182/100. Which sign should cause concern?

Nursing theories provide a framework for nursing practice. Nurses use theory to: Select all that apply    

A nurse gives a client in a nursing home a choice about which color shirt to wear. Which level need, according to Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs, has the nurse just met?

A middle-aged, overweight adult has had hypertension for 15 years. What pathologic event does the nurse anticipate the patient is most at risk for?

A patient has developed a low-grade fever and states that he has felt very tired lately.  The nurse interprets these findings as indicating which stage of infection?