After cardiac surgery, a child has chest tubes inserted that are attached to an underwater-seal drainage system. You should be prepared to clamp chest tubes when
A) a clot obstructs the tubing.
B) a tube becomes disconnected.
C) red-stained drainage appears in a tube.
D) you sit the child up to help with coughing.
B
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The nurse is assessing the heart rate of a healthy 13-month-old child. The nurse knows to auscultate which of the following sites to obtain an accurate assessment?
A) Radial pulse B) Brachial pulse C) Apical pulse at the third or fourth intercostal space D) Apical pulse at the fourth or fifth intercostal space at the midclavicular line
A new nurse has the following thoughts: "How will I handle things if my patient walks away from me? How will I react if the patient is sexually provocative? How will I cope with a patient who cries?" These thoughts indicate that the nurse is
engaged in: a. role modeling. b. self-exploration. c. altruistic thinking. d. value clarification.
After monotherapy for seizures has not proven effective, the next treatment step is
A) multiple drug regimens. B) surgery. C) behavior modification. D) All of the above are correct.
A postsurgical patient is being taught about wound care before being discharged from the hospital and is in a semiprivate room with another patient. The other patient is upset with a family member and is crying
The television is on to try to provide some distraction from the roommate. Which action should the nurse take to best facilitate patient education for wound care? a. Explain to the patient that everything is in the handout. b. Take the patient to a quiet area to do the patient teaching. c. Ask the roommate to please be considerate of the patient because patient education is occurring. d. Request that a home health nurse follow up with the patient at home to teach about wound care.