When a patient's coping mechanisms no longer work to control anxiety, nurses know the patient may next experience:
A) Mental illness
B) Suicide
C) A crisis situation
D) Euphoria
C
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A male patient admitted with a gastrointestinal bleed and a hematocrit level of 40% receives fluid resuscitation. In a few hours, the hematocrit level drops to 32%. How should the nurse evaluate this finding?
1. It is very likely that this patient has underlying renal disease. 2. There must be an undiagnosed second site of bleeding. 3. The patient is experiencing hemodilution caused by fluid resuscitation. 4. Efforts to stop the bleeding have not been successful.
An individual having their wisdom teeth removed will often be placed in the _________ position
a. supine b. Trendelenburg c. reverse Trendelenburg d. lithotomy
A client is prescribed a medication that is a catecholamine. The nurse will expect the pharmacy to prepare the medication to be administered through which routes?
Standard Text: Select all that apply. 1. Intravenous 2. Inhalation 3. Oral 4. Topical 5. Subcutaneous
An instructor explains that there are three basic systems that work together in the body to regulate and maintain acid-base balance. A student shows a need for additional instruction when identifying one of these systems as the
1. Renal system. 2. Digestive system. 3. Bicarbonate buffer system. 4. Respiratory system.