Medicine

An infant with severe dehydration would be expected to present with________ A. excessive tearing. B. moist oral mucosa. C. bulging fontanelles.
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When reviewing laboratory results, a medical administrative assistant should take which of the following actions after pulling the patients chart and flagging abnormal results?
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the debate over delivering health care is primarily about the morality of individual actions and decisions. true false
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1. If a patient care technician uses jargon to describe what aspecimen looks like with a patient, the patient should knowwhat it means.a. Trueb. False
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the nurse is prioritizing clients based on the risk for falls. which client would be at greatest risk for sudden falls and related injury?
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measuring staffing adequacy: group of answer choices is an ongoing evaluation of matching patient care needs with appropriate nurse staffing and outcomes achieved requires knowledge of recent research evidence is essential for medicare certification is a quarterly evaluation of evidence for nurse staffing, physician availability and reimbursement
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when periodontal scaling on the palatal gingival tissue of the maxillary right second molar under block anesthesia administered only to the maxillary right posterior sextant, the patient begins to gag without initiation by the clinician. what nerve was inadvertently anesthetized so as to cause this situation? group of answer choices nasopalatine nerve greater palatine nerve lesser palatine nerve middle superior alveolar nerve
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a client is admitted to the emergency department following a fall from a horse, and the primary health care provider (phcp) prescribes insertion of a urinary catheter. while preparing for the procedure, the nurse notes blood at the urinary meatus. the nurse should take which action?
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the pregnant client tells the nurse she has a history of mitral valve stenosis as a sequela of rheumatic fever. the nurse plans to closely monitor the client based on the understanding that which physiologic change in pregnancy increases this client's risk for complications?
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all of the following represent a 2 week temporary deferral from donating blood or blood products except:_____.A. Measles (rubeola) vaccineB. German measles (rubella) vaccineC. Mumps vaccineD. Polio vaccine
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a nurse is providing in-home hospice care to a terminally ill client. the client experiences a medical crisis requiring monitoring and medication administration. which level of hospice care would the nurse implement?
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the nurse teaches a client receiving an inhaled corticosteroid about the possibility of developing oral thrush. which action(s) would the nurse include in the teaching plan as a way to reduce this risk? select all that apply.
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what refers to routine physical examinations, immunizations, prenatal care, dental checkups, screening for heart disease and cancer, and other services intended to ensure good health and to minimize the effects of illness if it occurs?
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a nurse cares for a client with a bmi of 36 kg/m2 and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease. the client asks the nurse if he is a candidate for bariatric surgery. how should the nurse respond to the client?
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the critical care nurse is caring for a patient with a pulmonary artery pressure monitoring system. the nurse is aware that pulmonary artery pressure monitoring is used to assess left ventricular function (cardiac output). what else are pulmonary artery pressure monitoring systems used for?
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a doctor orders 0.074 gg of chlorpromazine, which is used to treat schizophrenia. part a if the stock solution is 2.5 %(m/v)%(m/v) , how many milliliters are administered to the patient? express your answer to two significant figures and include the appropriate units.
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you are asked to see mr. bob smith, a 65 y/o retired plumber with hip and knee pain. pmh is negative. after a thorough musculoskeletal examination, your correct diagnosis is osteoarthritis. you have likely also detected that mr. smith has:
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the nurse is caring for a client with secondary spontaneous pneumothorax. the client develops sudden shortness of breath and chest pain with a tracheal shift after harsh coughing. what should the nurse do next?
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a patient has been scheduled for cardioversion in the treatment of a tachyarrhythmia but is unclear about the particulars of the procedure after signing the necessary informed consent. how can the nurse best explain this procedure to the patient?
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FLAGA nurse is converting a toddler's weight from lb to kg. If the toddler weighs 20 lb 8 oz, what is the toddler's weight in kg? (Round the answer to thenearest tenth. Use a leading zero if it applies. Do not use a trailing zero.).
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one way to check the validity of qualitative research findings is to employ the technique of methods triangulation, or using two different methods to address the same research questiona. trueb. false
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the nurse is teaching a client who was admitted to the hospital with acute hepatic encephalopathy and ascites about an appropriate diet. the nurse determines that the teaching has been effective when the client chooses which food choice from the menu?
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appendicitis and poisoning are examples of:
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which client would the nurse recognize as having the greatest risk for complications during the intraoperative or postoperative period?
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