A nurse preparing an elderly patient for hip replacement surgery is aware of the surgical risks related to the patient's age. Which of the following accurately describe these risks? Select all that apply
A) increased cardiac output
B) decreased peripheral circulation
C) increased vascular rigidity
D) increased oxygenation of blood
E) decreased thermoregulation ability
F) increased skin moisture and elasticity
B, C, E
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The tape is crusted with dried secretions. The nurse is providing personal hygiene for the patient and needs to replace the tape. What is the best way for the nurse to remove the tape? a. Soak it with warm moist washcloths. b. Pull it gently away from the skin. c. Saturate it with denatured alcohol. d. Soak it with adhesive remover.
What is a set of learned values, beliefs, customs, and practices shared by a group?
a. Race b. Ethnicity c. Culture d. Religion
The student nurse is performing a physical assessment for the client. The student nurse has identified a venous hum while auscultating the client's abdomen
Which of the following statements by the student nurse is most consistent with this type of vascular sound? 1. "The sound is a blowing, pulsing sound.". 2. "The sound is soft and constant. The pitch of the sound is low.". 3. "It is grating, rough sound.". 4. "It is tinkling and has a high pitch. The sound is sort of gurgling and irregular.".
A 27-year-old female patient comes to the clinic with complaints of increasingly frequent migraines. The patient has been taking nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs for previous mi-graines but states that they are not as effective as they once were The patient is prescribed ergo-tamine with a first dose now. What action should the nurse take?
a. Ask the patient if she is pregnant or thinks she may be pregnant. b. Instruct the patient to take the medication with food. c. Instruct the patient to avoid the concurrent use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. d. Have the laboratory draw blood for a complete blood count.