The physician orders continuous intravenous nitroglycerin infusion for the client with MI. Essential nursing actions include which of the following?
A) Obtaining an infusion pump for the medication
B) Monitoring BP q4h
C) Monitoring urine output hourly
D) Obtaining serum potassium levels daily
Answer: A) Obtaining an infusion pump for the medication
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The parents of an infant diagnosed with sickle-cell disease ask, "How did our child get this disease? Neither one of us has it." Which should the nurse consider when responding to the parents?
1. The father is not the biologic father of the infant. 2. The mother of the child has the trait, but the father does not. 3. The father of the child has the trait, but the mother does not. 4. The mother and the father of the child have the sickle-cell trait.
The nurse palpates a radial pulse on her 80-year-old patient and notes that it feels irregular. What is the most appropriate method to count this patient's pulse?
a. Count for 15 seconds, multiply by 4. b. Count for 30 seconds, multiply by 2. c. Count for 1 full minute. d. Count for 10 seconds multiply by 6.
In the United States, which group of people should be assessed first for sickle cell disease?
a. Asians b. Blacks c. Hispanics d. Whites