A patient being treated for thrombocytopenia is not responding to therapy. The nurse would begin to prepare the patient for which medical intervention?
1. Intravenous fluids
2. Bone marrow transplant
3. Splenectomy
4. Blood transfusion
Answer: 3
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The nurse is caring for four clients on a urinary medical unit. For which client does the nurse need no further medical interventions?
A) The client has pain of 7 out of 10 in the mid-abdomen. B) The client has a residual urine of 90 mL on a bedside ultrasound bladder scan. C) The client has a WBC count of 15,000 on recent lab reports. D) The client is unable to void in the morning hours.
A nurse is overheard telling someone about a patient who was admitted for an alcohol problem. The information appears in the next day's newspaper and names the nurse as the informant. Which of the following should be done?
1. Implement the policy for an intentional violation of the HIPAA law regarding patient privacy. 2. Contact the newspaper and ask for a retraction. 3. Ignore the information in the paper, claiming it was hearsay. 4. Nothing.
A 70-year-old patient who has had a transurethral resection of the prostate (TURP) for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is being discharged from the hospital today,
The nurse determines that additional instruction is needed when the patient says which of the following? a. "I should call the doctor if I have incontinence at home." b. "I will avoid driving until I get approval from my doctor." c. "I will increase fiber and fluids in my diet to prevent constipation." d. "I should continue to schedule yearly appointments for prostate exams."
During the assessment of a client's breasts, the nurse finds both breasts rounded, slightly unequal in size, skin smooth and intact, and nipples without discharge. What should the nurse do next?
1. Notify the charge nurse. 2. Notify the physician. 3. Document the findings in the nurse's notes as normal. 4. Document the findings in the nurse's notes as abnormal.