a nurse is caring for a pediatric client wearing diapers. the nurse must calculate the urine output for the client. the dry diaper weighs 35 g. the wet diaper weighs 250 g. how much urine output has the client had? record your answer using a whole number.
a client with chronic atrial fibrillation and a slow ventricular response is scheduled for surgical placement of a permanent pacemaker. the client asks the nurse how this device will help. how should the nurse explain the action of a synchronous pacemaker?
a nurse performs percussion beginning along the left midaxillary line and progressing downward until the sound changes from lung resonance to splenic dullness. the client reports tenderness. the nurse recognizes this as an abnormal finding for which organ?
a client has cancer, but the significant other does not want the client to know the diagnosis. the nurse demonstrates sensitivity to the significant other and works with the couple to achieve desired outcomes. what kind of behavior is the nurse exhibiting?
the nurse is conducting client education for a 21-year-old pregnant woman in the clinic. the client asks why she should choose to breastfeed rather than formula feed her baby. what would be the best response? group of answer choices
the school-age child diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (adhd) has multifactorial nursing considerations. what are appropriate nursing interventions? (select all that apply.)
a nurse is providing education to a woman who is experiencing postpartum hemorrhage and is to receive a uterotonic agent. the nurse determines that additional teaching is needed when the woman identifies which drug as possibly being prescribed as treatment?
a student nurse is caring for a client who is receiving a hematopoietic agent. to test the student's understanding, the nursing instructor states that the drug could be administered by what route?
a patient who is possibly experiencing a stroke is not eligible for thrombolytic (fibrinolytic) therapy if he or she: a. has had a prior heart attack. b. has a gcs score that is less than 8. c. is older than 60 years of age. d. has bleeding within the brain.
in reviewing the medical reports of your new client, mr. l, you note that mr. l has recently developed asthma, which the physician states is related to continually breathing in grain dust at the grain elevator where mr. l works. this type of asthma is called:
the nurse has an order to infuse 1000 ml of dextrose 5% with 0.45 normal saline. the infusion is ordered over 8 hours. the solution set delivers 10 gtt/cc. how many drops per minute will the nurse need to infuse the intravenous fluids?
as a representative of the treatment team, a nurse is reviewing results of diagnostic studies with the family of an adolescent with anorexia nervosa. what explanation should the nurse give the family about the client's abnormal blood urea nitrogen (bun) value?
a client with chest pain, dizziness, and vomiting for the last 2 hours is admitted for evaluation for acute coronary syndrome (acs). which cardiac biomarker should the registered nurse (rn) anticipate to be elevated if the client experienced myocardial damage?
a nurse is assessing a client and suspects that the client may be experiencing premenstrual dysphoric disorder (pmdd). applying the american psychiatric association criteria, the nurse would assess which symptoms? select all that apply.
a client newly diagnosed with insulin dependent diabetes mellitus is started on insulin aspart protamine suspension/insulin aspart solution mixture. the nurse would teach the client that the insulin should start to lower the blood sugar within how many minutes?
which of the following is least important when obtaining a medical history from a patient complaining of chest discomfort? a. family history of hypertension b. history of previous heart attack c. presence of personal risk factors d. history of cigarette smoking
