Rodrigo has been prescribed procainamide after a myocardial infarction. He is monitored for dyspnea, jugular venous distention, and peripheral edema because they may indicate:
1. Widening of the area of infarction
2. Onset of congestive heart failure
3. An electrolyte imbalance involving potassium
4. Renal dysfunction
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A patient recovering from a splenectomy asks the nurse, "What's going to happen to me now that my spleen is gone?" What is an appropriate nursing response?
1. "You will have to avoid getting colds and flu." 2. "Your stomach will assume its functions." 3. "Your liver and bone marrow will assume its functions." 4. "A spleen is not really necessary."
The nurse is planning an in-service educational program to talk about disseminating intravascular coagulation (DIC). The nurse should include which of the following as risk factors for developing DIC? (Select all that apply)
1. Diabetes mellitus 2. Abruptio placentae 3. Prolonged retention of a fetus after demise 4. Multiparity 5. Preterm labor
The atelectasis that is caused in preterm infants by an oversedated mother is considered:
a. Primary atelectasis b. Secondary atelectasis c. Pharmacologic atelectasis d. Hospital-induced atelectasis
The economic theory used by nurses who work with aggregates would be:
1. Microeconomic theory, because they are concerned with factors that determine prices and affect resource allocation 2. Microeconomic theory, because of the positive effect of competitiveness on health care costs 3. Macroeconomic theory, because they are concerned with the supply, demand, and costs of services available to their clients 4. Macroeconomic theory, because they are concerned with policy to support pro-grams to improve the health of the community