A patient in the critical care unit is on a ventilator and requires nutritional support, likely for 3 weeks. This patient has a transected spinal cord at C4 . Which would be the best choice of nutritional support for this patient?
A) Nasogastric tube
B) Nasoduodenal tube
C) Gastrostomy tube
D) Total parenteral nutrition
B
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A teenage girl sees the school nurse to ask about a vaginal discharge that she has had for a month. The nurse suspects a sexually transmitted disease. What is the nurse's next step?
1. Notify the girl's parents. 2. Determine the girl's sexual partners. 3. Encourage the girl to go to the free clinic or her private health care provider for an examination and possible treatment. 4. Notify the health department of the sexually transmitted disease.
The thick, muscular middle layer of the heart wall that contains the atrial and ventricular muscle fibers necessary for contraction is the _____
a. epicardium b. pericardium c. myocardium d. endocardium
What kinds of hospital care will Medicare no longer reimburse?
A. Consultation with a physician if an advanced practice nurse is available B. Inpatient care if such procedures can be done on an outpatient basis C. Prescription drugs when generic drugs are available D. Preventable medical complications such as injuries from falls
A pregnant adolescent asks about fundal height. What should the nurse say that incorporates the location of the uterine fundus?
1. It is the lower third area of the uterus. 2. It is at the uppermost (dome-shaped top) portion of the uterus. 3. It is the elongated portion of the uterus where the fallopian tubes enter. 4. It is the portion of the uterus that lies between the internal cervical os and the endometrial cavity