Which action does the RN delegate to unlicensed assistive personnel (UAP)?
A. Drawing a partial thromboplastin time (PTT) from a saline lock on a client with a pulmonary embolism
B. Performing a capillary fragility test to check vascular hemostatic function on a client with liver failure
C. Referring for counseling a client with a daily alcohol consumption of 12 beers a day
D. Reporting any bleeding noted when catheter care is given to a client with a history of hemophilia
Answer: D. Reporting any bleeding noted when catheter care is given to a client with a history of hemophilia
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A. "Return in 6 months for another injection." B. "Take this medication on an empty stomach." C. "Take this medication with milk or food." D. "You may have increased night sweats."
After a knee replacement, an 87-year-old patient rejects the use of the continuous passive motion (CPM) machine, saying, "I did not march when I was a child, and I am not marching now
" What benefits of CPM should the nurse point out to encourage patient use? a. Decrease in pain b. Increase in circulation in the new joint c. Increase in leg strength d. Increase in flexibility for the new joint
The nurse, reviewing the similarities and differences between the nursing process and the teaching-learning process, realizes that:
a. there is little similarity between the two. b. the teaching-learning process is less complex than the nursing process. c. the two are very similar. d. they exist independently of each other.
A patient is given 1 mg of dexamethasone at 11:00 PM; a plasma cortisol level recorded at 8:00 PM the next day is normal. The nurse knows that this is an indication that the patient has what condition?
a. Addison's disease b. Congenital adrenal hyperplasia c. Cushing's syndrome d. Secondary adrenal insufficiency