When assessing a person with occupational respiratory history the nurse should assess the patient job and his/her job activities, their general hygeine and the level they exposed, time frame which they are exposed ,and the protection they use for respiratory system, and their breathing sounds along with their intensity of exposure with the hazards.
The occupational health nurse is assessing new employee at her company. What would be important to...
56.The occupational heath nurse is assessing new employee at her company. What would be important to assess in employee with a potential occupational respiratory history? (Mark all that apply.) Time frame of exposure Effectiveness of respiratory protection used General hygiene Outside interests Other areas live Perform wet to dry dressing change. D. Administer acetaminophen (Tyleno A nurse is teaching a female client newly diagnosed with Helicobacter pylori infection. The nurse anticipated that which medication will not be used learning the...
51. Which of the following variables will he likely EXCLUDE in his study? A. Competence of nurses B. Caring attitude of nurses C. Salary of nurses D. Responsiveness of staff 52. He plans to use a Likert Scale to determine A. Degree of agreement and disagreement B. Compliance to expected standards C. Level of satisfaction D. Degree of acceptance 53. A patient in the ICU is status post embolectomy after a pulmonary embolus. What does the nurse measure on a...
Brenda is an advanced practice occupational health nurse. She works in the employee health clinic of a teaching hospital. This morning, employee Cindy T visits Nurse Brenda after accidently sticking herself with a needle she just used to draw blood from one of her patients. Cindy tells Nurse Brenda that she graduated last year from nursing school and has been working on the cancer unit for the past 8 months. Cindy usually works the night shift, but she was called...
Brenda is an advanced practice occupational health nurse. She works in the employee health clinic of a teaching hospital. This morning, employee Cindy T visits Nurse Brenda after accidently sticking herself with a needle she just used to draw blood from one of her patients. Cindy tells Nurse Brenda that she graduated last year from nursing school and has been working on the cancer unit for the past 8 months. Cindy usually works the night shift, but she was called...
An occupational health nurse is surveying employees. Which employee should the nurse identify as being predisposed to an illness? : An employee who works 12-hour days, 3 days a week An employee who is in a middle-management position and takes stress from administration as well as the employees An employee who works 4 days on and 3 days off An employee who works in the janitorial department
1.The occupational health nurse is counseling an employee who works outdoors during winter. The nurse counsels the employee to always wear warm, dry gloves. Identify the circulatory disorder that may be prevented by wearing warm dry gloves in the winter. a)Vasculitis b)Acute arterial occlusion c)Thromboangiitis Obliterans d)Venous insufficiency
What is occupational health and why is this important?
An elderly patient is scheduled for a thoracentesis. The nurse needs to recognize and evaluate the major symptoms of respiratory dysfunction by applying concepts from the patients health history and physical assessment findings. What is a thoracentesis? Why is it important to obtain a chest x-ray before and after the procedure? After a thoracentesis, for what potential complication should the nurses assess the patient?
What are the educational requirements for an Occupational Health Nurse all the degree requirements, license requirements, and any other specialized training required? Show sources for information
51. Which of the following variables will he likely EXCLUDE in his study? A. Competence of nurses B. Caring attitude of nurses C. Salary of nurses D. Responsiveness of staff 52. He plans to use a Likert Scale to determine A. Degree of agreement and disagreement B. Compliance to expected standards C. Level of satisfaction D. Degree of acceptance 53. A patient in the ICU is status post embolectomy after a pulmonary embolus. What does the nurse measure on a...