A patient arrives to receive a second round of combination chemotherapy. What is the most important patient assessment finding to report to the prescriber?
a. Height
b. Weight
c. Blood pressure
d. Pulse rate and rhythm
ANS: B
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a. Reduced fetal heart rate b. Long, intense contractions c. Sudden leg cramps d. Bladder distention
In the early morning, an African American woman brings her 5-year-old son to the emergency room. The boy is wheezing, is short of breath, and has a dry cough. The mother states that he has always been very healthy
He went to bed with only a slight cold and a runny nose but woke her with his coughing shortly after 4 AM. His symptoms worsened so dramatically that she brought him to the hospital. The care team would most likely suspect that he has A) respiratory syncytial virus. B) influenza. C) asthma. D) pneumonia.
What is the most widely used system of medication administration?
A) Mobile cart B) Scanner device C) Tickets D) Unit-dose packaging
A group of nurses were discussing the nursing process and realized that the term process to describe nursing was first used in:
a. 1955 by Lydia Hall. c. 1961 by Ida Orlando. b. 1855 by Florence Nightingale. d. 1967 by Yura and Walsh.