The nurse would consider a provisional diagnosis of sepsis as supported by a band count of over ______ % of the total white blood cell count
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
10
Rationale : Bands are immature neutrophils. A proportion of more than 10% bands indicates a large bacterial infection such as an abscess, pneumonia, or sepsis.
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A client is recovering from minimally invasive surgery due to a diagnosis of benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). After assessing the client, the nurse expects which outcome for this client?
A) Bowel continence B) Absence of pain C) No postoperative treatment D) Urinary continence
A 52-year-old obese male patient who is admitted with elevated triglycerides and a history of smoking two packs of cigarettes a day for 20 years asks about his risk for coronary artery disease. What information should the nurse provide?
1. He is at risk for coronary artery disease. 2. He is not at risk for coronary artery disease. 3. He has nothing but nonmodifiable risk factors for coronary artery disease. 4. He has nothing but modifiable risk factors for coronary artery disease.
The nurse planning nutritional interventions for an infant with congestive heart failure who has a nursing diagnosis of "Imbalanced nutrition: Less than body requirements related to poor caloric intake and increased metabolic demands as evidenced
by poor weight gain and weight loss" would most likely include in the nursing care plan which of the following interventions? a. Increase calorie density slowly by adding less water when mixing formula or powdered formula to expressed breast milk. b. Quickly increase the calorie density by adding less water when mixing formula or powdered formula to expressed breast milk. c. Administer bolus feedings via a nasogastric tube every 2 to 3 hours. d. Start rice cereal earlier than is normally recommended.