Which of the following patients can safely have their temperature taken by the rectal route?
A) 60-year-old male after cardiac bypass surgery
B) 2-day-old newborn with physiological jaundice
C) 3-year-old child with croup
D) 20-year-old female with rectal bleeding
C
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A 30-year-old male patient has been ordered Demerol 75 mg IM every 4 hours after a fractured femur. What action should the nurse take?
A) Give the medication as ordered. B) Administer half the dose. C) Call the physician for a smaller dose. D) Give the dose by mouth.
When you focus on the needs in Maslow's theory of human motivation and relate the hierarchy to your patients, you will understand:
1. how to perform procedures correctly. 2. how to follow your instructor's directions. 3. the motivation for your patient's behavior. 4. how to follow the doctor's orders.
A 31-year-old pregnant woman has been prescribed a tocolytic drug. The nurse understands that this drug is primarily indicated for which of the following?
A) Antepartal hypertension B) Preterm labor C) Postpartum hemorrhage D) Protracted labor
A person at high risk of vitamin D deficiency does not drink milk and:
1. Takes cod liver oil daily 2. Does not go outside 3. Is fair-skinned 4. Has lactose intolerance