A patient has a disease that interferes with the production of vitamin B12 . What reduced blood component does the nurse most expect to find?
A) Lymphocytes
B) Platelets
C) Neutrophils
D) Erythrocytes
D
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A nurse is participating in the planning of a hospital's emergency operations plan. The nurse is aware of the potential for ethical dilemmas during a disaster or other emergency
Ethical dilemmas in these contexts are best addressed by which of the following actions? A) Having an ethical framework in place prior to an emergency B) Allowing staff to provide care anonymously during an emergency C) Assuring staff that they are not legally accountable for care provided during an emergency D) Teaching staff that principles of ethics do not apply in an emergency situation
The nurse is working with a client who has cancer that has been staged as a stage I. The nurse realizes that this cancer is best described as:
a. a cancer with disseminated metastatic disease b. cancer with a certainty of being fatal c. a localized disease in just one area or organ d. the end stage of cancer
A young adolescent is in active labor but did not know that she was pregnant. What is the most important nursing action?
1. Assess blood pressure and check for proteinuria. 2. Obtain a Social Services referral to discuss adoption. 3. Determine who might be the father of the baby for paternity testing. 4. Ask the client what kind of birthing experience she would like to have.
The client has arthritis and has just learned that she is pregnant. What is the best instruction by the nurse?
1. Avoid using heat on the joint. 2. Hydroxychloroquine (Plaquenil) is the best medication for you. 3. You could try splinting for discomfort. 4. Glucocorticoids are considered safe during pregnancy.