A nurse is preparing to obtain a client's oral temperature using an electronic device. The nurse would expect the reading to be obtained in approximately:
A) 30 seconds
B) 60 seconds
C) 90 seconds
D) 120 seconds
D
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A nurse teaches a client with diabetes mellitus about foot care. Which statements should the nurse include in this client's teaching? (Select all that apply.)
a. "Do not walk around barefoot." b. "Soak your feet in a tub each evening." c. "Trim toenails straight across with a nail clipper." d. "Treat any blisters or sores with Epsom salts." e. "Wash your feet every other day."
Which nursing research problem is most likely based upon a nurse's personal experiences?
1. Demonstrating that saline is equally effective as a heparin solution in keeping intravenous locks patent. 2. Determining whether a proposition that centeredness of decision-making varies throughout the course of an adult client's hospitalization applies to clients over the age of 67. 3. Establishing that a nursing intervention is just as effective in an acute care setting as it was in a clinic. 4. Proposing that nursing as it was practiced at the time of Florence Nightingale is evident in nursing as it was practiced in the 20th century.
The school nurse starts a clean-up campaign at a local elementary school in an effort to combat some of the allergens that cause one of the most common allergic response disorders, which is:
1. anaphylaxis. 2. asthma. 3. contact dermatitis. 4. urticaria.
The nurse cares for a client with tuberous sclerosis. In addition to renal impairment, which findings does the nurse expect in this client? Select all that apply.
A) Early-onset gout B) Skin tumors C) Cognitive impairment D) Visual impairment E) Seizures