A 6-week-old infant has been vomiting, has diarrhea, and is sneezing but the temperature is normal. What should the nurse suspect as causing this child's symptoms?
A) Pneumonia
B) A pollen-based allergy
C) Cystic fibrosis
D) A common cold
Ans: D
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A 1-year-old baby boy with renal dysplasia risks end-stage renal disease unless intervention occurs. Which of the following treatment options is his care team most likely to reject?
A) Dietary restriction plus erythropoietin B) Continuous cyclic peritoneal dialysis C) Renal transplantation D) Continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis
The priority intervention for the nurse working with a client with schizotypal personality disorder is
a. respecting client need for social isolation. b. teaching the client not to dress oddly. c. preventing the client from violating the nurse's rights. d. keeping emotional distance so as not to be exploited.
Thrombolytic therapy is being prepared for administration to an older adult patient who has presented to the emergency department with an ST-segment elevation MI (STEMI). The nurse recognizes that the primary goal of this intervention is:
A) To restore the flow of blood through the coronary arteries B) To restore function to infarcted myocardial cells C) To relieve the patient's symptoms of chest pain and dyspnea D) To prevent the rupture of atheromas
Who is responsible for the entire nursing staff?
a. Nurse manager b. Charge nurse c. Staff nurse d. Director of nursing