Which clinical finding indicates the nurse should hold the dose of methotrexate (MTX)?
A. Ulcerative stomatitis
B. Elevated serum uric acid level
C. Deep vein thrombosis
D. Elevated white blood cell count
Answer: A
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A) Feeling "dirty" B) Not wanting to be touched C) An acute stress reaction to a life-threatening situation D) Felling as if the rape is the victim's fault
The hospital ethics committee has been asked to consider a controversial issue that has a significant number of persons both for and against it
Which other characteristic would the committee look for when determining if applied ethics should be used as a guide for their work? 1. The situation must concern a distinctly moral issue. 2. The situation must involve great expense to the hospital or patient. 3. The situation must involve high risk activities. 4. The situation must occur frequently.
A female client is hospitalized with injury and tissue destruction of the left pectoralis major and serratus anterior muscles due to a motor vehicle accident
The nurse would include which of the following information during the discharge teaching? 1. Prosthestic devices 2. Support bras 3. Plastic surgery 4. Physical therapy
The nurse uses the nursing process to create a plan of care for a hospitalized client. Rank the following activities of the nursing process in the proper order. Standard Text: Click and drag the options below to move them up or down
1. The nurse educates the client regarding the care of his sternal and leg incisions. 2. The client is admitted to the hospital with chest pain. The client is admitted with an evolving myocardial infarction and is taken to surgery for a coronary artery bypass graft. 3. The nurse determines that the client has an impaired skin integrity and an increased risk for the development of an infection. 4. The nurse develops a plan to help prevent some of the known complications associated with surgery.