List four components of the stance phase that should be noted when assessing a patient's gait
What will be an ideal response?
The stance phase has four components: heel strike, foot flat, midstance, and push off.
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a. At bedtime b. With breakfast c. Just before lunch d. With supper
An older adult patient is diagnosed with hypothyroidism. The initial free T4 level is 0.5 mg/dL, and the TSH level is 8 microunits/mL. The prescriber orders levothyroxine [Levothroid] 100 mcg/day PO. What will the nurse do?
a. Administer the medication as ordered. b. Contact the provider to discuss giving the levothyroxine IV. c. Request an order to give desiccated thy-roid (Armour Thyroid). d. Suggest that the provider lower the dose.
Three weeks after being treated for strep throat, a patient comes into the clinic with signs of acute glomerulonephritis. What symptom will the nurse most likely find upon assessment of this patient?
1. periorbital edema 2. hunger 3. polyuria 4. polyphagia
The major disadvantage to using general anesthesia for a cesarean birth is the potential for:
a. Maternal respiratory distress b. Neonatal respiratory distress c. Heightened uterine activity d. Decreased uterine contractions