A child with a suspected cardiovascular disorder is to undergo diagnostic testing and is scheduled for an echocardiogram. When explaining this test to the child, which of the following would the nurse most likely include?
A) "This test will check the pattern of how your heart is beating."
B) "They'll take a picture of your chest to look at the heart's size."
C) "A special wand that picks up sound is used to check your heart."
D) "Small patches are attached to your chest to check the heart rhythm."
C
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1. Address the conflict in the break room. 2. Make a timely decision regarding if and when to intervene. 3. Accept full responsibility for developing a solution. 4. Redirect expressions of disagreement between the participants.
A nurse performs a health history and physical examination with a patient who has a right leg fracture. Which assessment would be a pertinent negative finding?
a. Patient has several bruised and swollen areas on the right leg. b. Patient states that there have been no other recent health problems. c. Patient refuses to bend the right knee because of the associated pain. d. Patient denies having pain when the area over the fracture is palpated.
The five stages of the grieving process according to Kübler-Ross are: a. anger, bargaining, depression, sadness andacceptance
b. denial, anger, bargaining, depression andacceptance. c. denial, anger, bargaining, depression andhappiness. d. denial, loss, bargaining, depression and acceptance.
Alyssa is a 15-month-old patient who has been on amoxicillin for 2 days for acute otitis media. She is still febrile and there is no change in her tympanic membrane examination. What would be the plan of care for her?
1. Continue the amoxicillin for the full 10 days. 2. Change the antibiotic to azithromycin. 3. Change the antibiotic to amoxicillin/clavulanate. 4. Change the antibiotic to trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole.