Which of the following would the nurse do first for a 5-year-old girl with sustained bradycardia?
A) Provide oxygen at 100%.
B) Administer epinephrine as ordered.
C) Use warming blankets.
D) Perform gastric lavage.
A
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A patient with essential hypertension has been place on hydralazine (Apresoline). A week later, the patient complains that her heart rate goes up and down. To counteract this reflex tachycardia, the nurse anticipates that the prescriber will order
a. an angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor. b. aspirin. c. a beta blocker. d. an angiotensin-receptor blocker (ARB).
When performing cardiac auscultation on a client with mitral valve prolapse, the nurse would anticipate hearing a
a. harsh, systolic murmur. b. loud S2 heart sound. c. midsystolic click. d. prominent S4 heart sound.
A patient is recovering from transphenoidal surgery for partial resection of a pituitary adenoma. The nurse should instruct the patient to avoid doing which action(s)?
1. Blowing the nose or sneezing 2. Deep breathing 3. Drinking more than 2 liters of fluid a day 4. Sitting up in bed higher than 30 degrees
If a nurse suspects that a 2-month-old infant's death was related to SIDS, what statement made by the mother reflects an accurate understanding of SIDS?
1. "I knew that I should not have given our baby the antibiotics for the ear infection.". 2. "Being a twin with low birth weight, he didn't have a chance.". 3. "I should not have fed him that eight-ounce bottle before laying him down.". 4. "I am having a hard time not knowing what happened. I had just checked on him 20 minutes earlier in the crib, and he was sleeping on his back.".