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The nurse notes that there are no physician's orders regarding Fatima's post operative daily insulin dose. The most appropriate action by the nurse is to:
A newborn is diagnosed with ventricular septal defect. The baby is discharged with a prescription for digoxin syrup 20 micrograms bid. The bottle of digoxin is labeled as 0.05 mg/ml. The nurse should teach the mother to administer on each dose:
Pain management for terminally ill patients is most effective when analgesics are given:
What two behaviors are important when documenting the depth of the patient’s depression?
A patient has been taking Aluminum Hydroxide daily for 3 weeks. The nurse should be alert for which of the following side effects?
A 13 year old girl with manifestations of rheumatic heart disease is admitted to hospital. Which of the following laboratory blood findings would confirm that she likely has had a streptococcal infection within the past two weeks?
A trauma patient with open wounds arrives in the emergency department. The nurse would know that a tetanus injection is needed if the patient has:
A patient requires tracheal suctioning through the nose. Which of the following nursing action would be incorrect?
Which of the following interventions is most significant in the prevention of pressure sores?
A patient is admitted to a hospital with acute renal failure. The patient wakes up complaining of abdominal pain. On assessment, the nurse observes edema to the patient's ankles and distended neck veins. The patient is dyspneic with a blood pressure of 200/96 mmHg. The proper nursing diagnosis for this patient is:
The best example of documentation of patient teaching regarding wound care is:
The nurse teaches a patient recovering from a total hip replacement that it is important to avoid:
The nurse should suspect that a patient has bleeding in the upper gastrointestinal tract when the color of the patient's stool is:
The nurse is caring for a patient who is receiving dialysis. The patient has an arteriovenous (AV) fistula. Appropriate care for this patient would include which one of the following options?
The physician orders 20 u of U-100 regular insulin. The only syringe on hand is a 1 ml tuberculin syringe. How many milliliters should be administered?
The priority nursing diagnosis for a hospitalized patient with a Stage IV pressure ulcer on the hip would be:
When caring for a patient with impaired mobility that occurred as a result of a stroke (right sided arm and leg weakness). The nurse would suggest that the patient use which of the following assistive devices that would provide the best stability for ambulating?
Which of the following is the most appropriate first action for the nurse to take for a pre-schooler who has fallen and has a hematoma formed on the temporal bone?
A patient is to receive 50mL of fluid in 1/2 hour (30 min). The infusion pump should be set to deliver how many milliters per hour?
One factor affecting the pharmokinetics of older patients' drug absorption is:
The nurse knows that the greatest risk for a patient with a ruptured ectopic pregnancy is:
While preparing for a kidney biopsy the nurse should position the patient:
A nursing measure that is helpful in communicating with a hearing impaired patient is to:
Extrapyramidal adverse effects and symptoms are most often associated with which of the following drug classes?
A male patient with a right pleural effusion noted on a chest X-ray is being prepared for thoracentesis. The patient experiences severe dizziness when sitting upright. To provide a safe environment, the nurse assists the patient to which position for the procedure?
A patient complains of pain in his right arm. The physician orders codeine 45 mg and aspirin 650 mgs every 4 hours PRN. Each codeine tablet contains 15mg of codeine and each aspirin tablet contains 325mg of aspirin. What should the nurse administer?
When taking routine post-operative observations on a patient who underwent an exploratory laparotomy, the nurse plans to monitor which important finding over the next hour?
Which of the following actions is the most appropriate when the nurse is responding to a patient during a tonic-clonic seizure?
The patient with liver cirrhosis receives 100 ml of 25% serum albumin intravenously. Which of the following findings would best indicate that the albumin is having its desired effect?
A patient has had a total hip joint replacement. Which of the following actions should the nurse consider for the patient's daily recommended exercise program?
The nurse plans the care for a patient with increased intracranial pressure, she knows that the best way to position the patient is to:
Which of the following laboratory blood values is expected to be decreased in hepatic dysfunction?
You have started work on a new ward. One of the patient's allocated to you has been on the ward for the last 7 months since she had a cerebrovascular accident (CVA). You notice that her nursing care plan says strict bed rest, but on assessment you can not see any reason why this patient can not sit out of bed for short periods. Your nursing action would be:
To remove soft contact lenses from the eyes of an unconscious patient the nurse should:
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