A patient has experienced a traumatic brain injury. During initial assessment, the nurse determines that the mechanism of injury was acceleration–deceleration. What is the best rationale for this nursing assessment?
A) Helps to predict nature of internal injuries
B) Satisfied the nurse's curiosity
C) Required on admission form
D) May be part of legal evidence
A
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An immunocompromised older adult has developed a urinary tract infection and the care team recognizes the need to prevent an exacerbation of the patient's infection that could result in urosepsis and septic shock
What action should the nurse perform to reduce the patient's risk of septic shock? A) Apply an antibiotic ointment to the patient's mucous membranes, as ordered. B) Perform passive range-of-motion exercises unless contraindicated C) Initiate total parenteral nutrition (TPN) D) Remove invasive devices as soon as they are no longer needed
While preparing dosages, how many times should the drug order and the drug label routinely be checked against each other?
What will be an ideal response?
Biotechnology is not without its controversy and its opponents. Which of the following is a major area of concern for the opponents?
A) The introduction of a major allergen into a food that does not usually cause an allergic reaction B) The decreased crop yield of genetically modified crops C) The loss of food varieties D) The decreased shelf life of produce
A 67-year-old male was diagnosed with polycythemia vera (PV) but refused treatment. His con-dition is at risk for converting to:
a. chronic lymphocytic leukemia. b. Burkitt lymphoma. c. multiple myeloma. d. acute myeloid leukemia.