A surgical consent is signed:
a. When the person is admitted to the hos-pital
b. The night before surgery
c. The morning of surgery
d. When the person understands the infor-mation given by the doctor
D
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The nurse observes a toddler-age client, admitted with possible respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) bronchiolitis, grunting with expiration. Which action by the nurse is appropriate?
A) Assist the child to clear the nasal passages. B) Limit fluids. C) Suction the airway to relieve the obstruction. D) Lay the child on his back.
A client whose child was diagnosed with a sexually transmitted disease (STD) shouted at the nurse, saying it was impossible for children to have STDs. The nurse's response is based on her knowledge that:
A) sexually transmitted diseases can only be spread through sexual contact. B) organisms can be contacted from public bathrooms. C) laboratory samples are sometimes contaminated. D) children can be infected at birth or through sexual abuse.
The home care nurse is making an initial visit to a client just discharged after admission for severe exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The nurse observes wall-to-wall stacks of old newspapers and magazines in every room, with pathways that just allow passage from one room to another. What is the priority nursing action?
a. Call the mobile community mental health crisis unit b. Contact a service to remove the newspapers and magazines c. Reconcile the client's discharge medications d. Teach the safe use of oxygen
A period of no respirations is called ____________________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).