Which statement is best to document a patient's behavior in an unbiased way?
a. "the patient's hostility created difficulties for the nursing staff."
b. "the patient threw the water pitcher across the room during shift change."
c. "the patient's rudeness prevented administration of his medications."
d. "the patient's dressing change was interrupted by his belligerent behavior."

Give the names of the following body motions produced by muscle actions: increases the angel of a joint. turns the palm downward. decreases the angle of a joint. points the toes.

You are assigned to care for david ramsey, a 22-year old male patient with back injury secondary to being thrown from a motorcycle. did nt damage the spinal, but the computed tomography revealed a compression fracture at l-2. david complains of severe back pain with numbness and tingling in the lower extremities. what assessments are indicated based on this nursing diagnosis? list other major nursing diagnoses based on david’s clinical presentation?

Anurse is teaching a client who is to begin cyclophosphamide therapy to treat cancer. which of the following adverse effects of this medication should the nurse include in the teaching? a. hypotension b. bradycardia c. hyperglycemia d. leukopenia