Ultimate Medicine Study Guide - Questions & Answers

the nurse is taking a respiratory history of a newly admitted child. while documenting the symptoms the child has, what other item is important to document when taking a history on an altered respiratory status?
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a parent calls the nurse triage line to say the child accidentally got hit in the eye and the parent believes the child will have a black eye. which instruction is important for the nurse to provide this parent?
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the nursing is caring for a hospitalized child diagnosed with varicella-zoster virus. the child's parents ask how to prevent the child's siblings from contracting the virus. which response by the nurse is best?
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a nurse is to give a client heparin 8,000 units subcutaneously. the available vial is 10,000 units/ml. how many milliliters should the nurse draw up into the syringe? record your answer using one decimal place.
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the nurse is caring for a client during the first 12 hours of receiving epidural analgesia and assesses the client every hour. along with vital signs, which best describes the priority of the hourly assessment?
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currently, the most common approach to controlling pain during labor is ... currently, the most common approach to controlling pain during labor is ... meditation. pitocin. epidural analgesia. a spinal block.
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during orientation, a new nurse is assessing a newborn with jaundice. when asked what causes delayed bilirubin elimination, which response by the new nurse indicates that further practice and study is needed?
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once the child is born, various procedures are performed on the infant, including foot printing, putting antibiotic ointment in the eyes to prevent infection, and giving the baby an injection of vitamin k to
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g dietary fiber has been recomended for its possible benefits in reducing heart disease by lowering bloood cholesterol how does fiber play a role in lowering
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6. during meals, you notice ann having increased congestion, coughing, and complaints of pain in her chest. these symptoms are most likely signs of . dysphagia pica hunger disliking her food
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a nurse is providing client care in a hospital setting. who has full legal responsibility and accountability for the nurse's actions? question 12 options: the nurse the head nurse the hospital the physician
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a nurse is preparing a plan of care for an infant who has undergone surgery to repair a myelomeningocele. the nurse would include placing the infant in which positions postoperatively? select all that apply.
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the nurse obtains a unit of blood for the client, donald d. smith. the name on the label on the unit of blood reads donald a. smith. all the other identifiers are correct. what action should the nurse take?
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the physician orders rifadin (rifampin) 300mg bid. pharmacy has a multidose vial that contains 60 mg/ml. how many ml will the nurse administer per dose? if rounding is required, round to the nearest tenth.
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Teaching for a client with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease should include which topic?a. How to listen to his own lungsb. How to change his oxygen therapyc. How to treat respiratory infections without going to the physiciand. How to recognize the signs of an impending respiratory infection
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One suggestion for when you are feeling anxious is to eat a _____ because it contains the natural relaxant magnesium
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a nurse is caring for a client who is a victim of intimate partner violence. the nurse determines further education is required regarding a safety plan when the client makes which of the following statements?
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____normally conducted seven weeks into the pregnancy, is used to detect structural abnormalities in the fetus and, when used later in the pregnancy, can help determine whether the baby is male or female.
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the doctors, nurses, paramedics and other emergency medical personnel are an important part of emergency medical services what is an example of a duty of these professionals
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the nurse is caring for a client who has had back pain for 2 years, following a fall from a ladder. how does the nurse going off-shift report this kind of pain to the oncoming nurse? select all that apply.
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a new nurse is interested in researching a specific question and determines a meta-synthesis of qualitative studies would be the best resource. which question is the nurse most likely striving to answer?
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the nurse is taking a health history of a 12-year-old boy presenting with scrotal pain. which assessment finding would indicate testicular torsion?
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instead of letting a traumatic experience from her past consume her, xanthe decides to view her stressful situation as a challenge to be met rather than a threat to her health. what is xanthe exhibiting?
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when a patient experiences vitamin deficiency anemia the body has trouble absorbing and processing folate, vitamin b-12 and vitamin c. megalobastic anemia is such a disorder and is characterized by what?
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