- Pain characteristics, vital signs, and cardiac assessment.
- Family history of heart disease.
- Patient's dietary intake.
- Previous history of anxiety.
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- Changing the topic to something less anxiety-provoking.
- Allowing the patient to continue rambling.
- Directing the conversation back to the main point or a specific concern.
- Giving advice on how to stop rambling.
- Nurse's preference.
- UAP's willingness.
- Scope of practice and patient acuity.
- Time availability.
- Patient satisfaction.
- Hospital efficiency.
- Patient safety.
- Legal compliance.
- Manual regulation of infusion.
- Precise and controlled medication delivery.
- Faster medication administration.
- Prevention of all IV complications.
- Apply petroleum jelly to the skin.
- Tighten the cannula straps firmly.
- Pad the tubing, regularly assess skin integrity, and ensure proper fit.
- Remove the cannula periodically.
- Non-pitting edema.
- 1+ pitting edema.
- 2+ pitting edema.
- 3+ pitting edema.
- Right to privacy.
- Right to informed consent.
- Right to refuse treatment.
- Right to information and safety.
- Subjective and objective data.
- Incomplete documentation.
- Only subjective data.
- Only objective data.
- Administering opioids.
- Applying heat or cold packs, distraction, or guided imagery.
- Sedating the patient.
- Ignoring the pain.
- Attempt to convert the patient.
- Disregard the patient's spiritual needs.
- Respect the patient's non-belief and provide care that aligns with their personal values and preferences.
- Refer the patient to a chaplain.
- Slight redness around the wound edge.
- Mild itching at the wound site.
- Increased pain, redness, swelling, purulent drainage, or fever.
- A small amount of clear drainage.
- Contamination from non-sterile objects.
- Patient discomfort.
- Airflow disruption.
- Difficulty in reaching instruments.
- Clear airway
- Bronchospasm
- Fluid in the alveoli or small airways
- Upper airway obstruction
- Doing everything for the patient.
- Encouraging the patient to perform tasks they are able to, with assistance as needed.
- Leaving the patient to perform all care alone.
- Providing care only at the nurse's convenience.
- Decrease pain.
- Prevent lipohypertrophy or lipoatrophy.
- Speed up absorption.
- Increase the dose of insulin administered.
- Erase the entry and rewrite it.
- Use correction fluid to cover the error.
- Draw a single line through the error, write "error" and initial, then rewrite the correct entry.
- Tear out the page and rewrite it.
- Give the medication early to avoid conflict.
- Withhold the medication.
- Assess the patient's pain thoroughly, explore alternative pain management strategies, and discuss concerns with the healthcare team to ensure appropriate pain relief while addressing potential misuse.
- Document the patient's frequent requests and ignore them.
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