Which one is the most important consideration when managing a premature infant is:
Answer: preventing the loss of body heat.
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A nurse is providing patient education to a client who will soon begin taking levothyroxine for the first time. Which of the following teaching points should then nurse include in this education session?
A) "You'll most likely take this drug for the rest of your life." B) "I'll help you arrange to come to an outpatient clinic for IV administration of levothyroxine." C) "You'll need to take this drug one hour before eating or at least two hours after eating." D) "I'll teach you how to check your blood sugar levels for the first few weeks that you take the drug."
A nurse is caring for a client who does not speak English and finds it difficult to communicate with the client. Which of these actions should the nurse take?
a. Ask the health care provider to explain client-care routines to the client. b. Request the supervisor to change assignments. c. Find an interpreter either in the client's family or from the facility resource pool. d. Refrain from speaking to the client, as to prevent confusion.
Which of these congenital defects may recur, even after correction?
a. congenital talipes equinovarus c. hydrocephalus b. hip dysplasia d. pyloric stenosis
During a nap, the nurse notes that a patient's respirations periodically stop. How should the nurse document this finding?
1. tachypnea 2. bradypnea 3. apnea 4. atelectasis