What reference should a nurse use when validating the safety of the medication as ordered and transcribed?
What will be an ideal response?
The nurse should refer to a reputable drug reference resource to validate the safety of ordered and transcribed medications.
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A student nurse is caring for a patient with new-onset atrial fibrillation. Which of the following lab values might the student nurse find documented?
A) TSH 18 mU/ml B) TSH 0.25 mU/ml C) Hgb 13.8 g/dl D) Hgb 11.0 g/dl
A nurse is reviewing nursing actions for emergency treatment of malignant hyperthermia with a group of nursing students. Which statement by a student indicates a need for further teaching?
a. "Analgesics should be given to help with muscle pain." b. "Dantrolene helps to slow the metabolic activity in skeletal muscles." c. "If malignant hyperthermia occurs, the succinylcholine must be stopped imme-diately." d. "The patient may need an intravenous in-fusion of cold saline."
Care that crosses cultural boundaries or combines the elements of more than one culture is known as ____________________ nursing
Fill in the blank with correct word.
The nurse plans care for a client with a major burn injury keeping in mind that the goals for initial burn wound management would include: Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected
Select all that apply. 1. Decrease the risk of developing compartment syndrome. 2. Promote physical/psychological comfort. 3. Prevent infection. 4. Reduce the degree of scarring. 5. Decrease fluid and electrolyte loss.