When assessing the patient with thrombocytopenia, the nurse observes for:
1. distended neck veins and skin discoloration.
2. discoloration of the nails and sclera.
3. petechiae on the skin and bleeding gums.
4. enlarged thyroid gland and excitability.
3
Symptoms of thrombocytopenia include petechiae, purpura, bleeding gums, and epistaxis.
You might also like to view...
___ use data to assist staff in modifying or integrating the evidence-based practice change
Fill in the blank with the appropriate word.
The nurse is telling a new client how advanced technology has permitted the physician to do which of the following?
1. Treat the fetus and monitor fetal development. 2. Deliver at home with a nurse-midwife and doula. 3. Have the father present as the coach and cut the umbilical cord. 4. Breastfeed a new baby on the delivery table.
A patient who practices Islam has just died on the unit. The nurse is prepared to provide after death care to the patient and anticipates the probable preferences of a family from this cultural background will include:
A) pastoral care B) preparation for organ donation C) time for the family to bathe the patient D) preparation for quick removal out of the hospital
Select the beta-adrenergic drugs that can be inhaled via a nebulizer in order to open the respiratory airway.
A. Salmeterol and terbutaline B. Isoetharine and levalbuterol C. Isoetharine and salmeterol D. Levalbuterol and terbutaline