A postoperative patient's wound is producing drainage that is slightly pink. A nurse would identify this type of drainage as
1. Serous.
2. Sanguineous.
3. Serosanguineous.
4. Purulent.
ANS: 3
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A day care center asked the nurse to come because they had several children out as a result of chickenpox. Which of the following statements should the nurse make to the staff?
a. "Chickenpox has low infectivity so few children will get sick." b. "Chickenpox has low pathogenicity so the children won't be sick enough to stay home if the parents really need to go to work." c. "Chickenpox has low virulence so the children will be back at the day care center in a week or so." d. "Adults never catch chickenpox, so the staff are safe and may continue working."
The nurse clarifies that the Patient's Bill of Rights ensures that patients will have (select all that apply):
1. provision of respectful care. 2. protection of privacy. 3. access to medical records. 4. reasonable fees for service. 5. information about current condition.
What is the antidote to the carryover effect?
a. Random assignment b. Counterbalancing c. Sequencing d. Bias control
Which of the following factors in a client's history would alert the nurse to an increased risk for postpartum hemorrhage?
A) Multiparity, age of mother, operative delivery B) Size of placenta, small baby, operative delivery C) Uterine atony, placenta previa, operative procedures D) Prematurity, infection, length of labor