Medicine

what should a healthcare worker do immediately after a safety violation occurs? file an event report. file an event report. call 911. call 911. talk to the patient to make sure they do not plan to sue. talk to the patient to make sure they do not plan to sue. report it to the supervisor.
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the nurse has provided teaching to a client who has impaired balance and uses a walker. which observation of the client would indicate to the nurse that further teaching is required?
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a nurse is conducting a home assessment of a 90-year-old client with a history of several minor strokes that have left the client with a hemiplegic gait. the nurse is particularly concerned about falls. which activities would help to prevent falls for this client? select all that apply.
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a client is recovering from full-thickness burns, and the nurse provides counseling on how to best meet nutritional needs. which client food selections indicate to the nurse that the client understands the teaching?
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an active, otherwise healthy, older adult client presents to the clinic with severe osteoarthritis in both knees. the nurse knows this client does not want to be a burden on the family, and the client remains stoic despite reporting the pain as severe. the client avoids the topic of surgery and attends church weekly. the client's family is supportive of any decisions the client makes regarding health. which of the assessment data is most important to forming an individualized education plan for this client concerning treatment for osteoarthritis?
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a 16-year-old patient with amenorrhea does not want to undergo estrogen therapy. what other possible approaches to treatment might nurse recommend to the patient? select all that apply.
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a 13-year-old girl comes to your clinic stating she has been having fever and chills for three days, and aching muscles for the last two days. she states she has also had a mild cough, but is not having any difficulty with breathing. she is up to date on vaccines and her only other medical history is having her tonsils and adenoids removed last year. on physical exam, you find her temperature to be 102.6 degrees f, pulse 96, and her bp to be 115/84. she has clear rhinorrhea and her oropharynx is mildly erythematous. the rest of her physical exam is normal, and a rapid strep test in the office is negative. What is the next best step in management?A. ZanamivirB. AspirinC. IbuprofenD. AmantadineE. Albuterol
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which recommendation would the nurse make to the parent about keeping their toddler's spica cast clean?
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the nurse is performing a physical assessment on an adolescent. what assessment priorities are needed for this age group?
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the term refers to the process whereby nonmedical problems become defined and treated as illnesses or disorders. group of answer choices demedicalization remedicalization nonmedicalization medicalization
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he national drug code (ndc) is select one: a. used for newly marketed drugs only. b. required by the centers for disease control and prevention. c. a unique and permanent signifier providing product information. d. made of 12 or more characters.
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the nursing student is performing tracheostomy care on a client. which action by the student leads the supervising nurse to intervene?
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when the nurse assesses a client who has had a carotid endarterectomy, which finding is - most important to communicate to the health care provider?
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during the health education session at the health care facility, the nurse notes that a client is able to recognize, describe to others, and explain the information learned. what is the final learning stage of the client in this case?
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a client is brought to the emergency department by a coworker following a burn injury from a high-voltage electrical power line. the triage nurse determines which intervention should be completed first?
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on the first postoperative day after a thyroidectomy, a client tolerates a full-fluid diet. this is changed to a soft diet on the second postoperative day. the client reports a sore throat when swallowing. which intervention would the nurse take for this client?
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the nurse is discussing the use of the client-controlled analgesia pump with the postoperative client. which statement by the client indicates a need for additional education?
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which steps would the nurse take to measure the temperature of a 4-year-old child using an electronic infrared thermometer? select all that apply. one, some, or all responses may be correct.
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which nutritional intervention would the nurse include when planning care for a client with acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (aids)? select all that apply. one, some, or all responses may be correct.
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in reviewing the admission assessment data and primary health care provider's prescriptions for a client with peptic ulcer disease, the nurse notes that the client has a history of renal disease. based on this data, the nurse determines that which antacid would be prescribed for this client?
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the nurse is preparing to hang an intravenous (iv) solution of 1000 ml 5% dextrose in lactated ringer's to flow at 80 ml/hour. the nurse time-tapes the bag with a start time of 07.00. after making hourly marks on the time-tape, the nurse notes that the completion time for the bag would be what?
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A _____ detects a change in a regulated variable and sends that information to a(n) _____ which sends signals to a(n) _____, usually a muscle or gland.A. sensor, integrating center, effectorB. receptor, integrating center, negative feedback controlC. stimulus, receptor, organ systemD. receptor, stimulus, regulated variableE. sensor, effector, integrating center
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a nurse is reviewing the medical record of several couples who have attempted to conceive but have been unsuccessful. which couple would the nurse most likely identify as benefitting from in vitro fertilization (ivf)? select all that apply.
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select the correct answer. the image shows ekgs of a person with normal heart waves and of a person having tachycardia. based on this image, what kind of condition is tachycardia? a. the heart beats abnormally fast. b. the heart beats abnormally slow. c. the right atrium of the heart stops working. d. the left ventricle pumps less blood to the aorta.
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