A patient is admitted to the intensive care unit with hepatic failure. The nurse would encourage the patient to eat which item from the provided lunch?
1. Whole milk
2. Pasta with tomato sauce
3. Salad with oil and vinegar dressing
4. Mixed fruit with whipped cream
Answer: 2
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A) sodium. B) hemoglobin. C) calcium. D) leukocytes.
The IV team nurse is placing a peripheral intravenous line for administration of peripheral parenteral nutrition (PPN). The nurse reviews the orders and prepares to administer the PPN
Upon checking the solution against the orders, the nurse is aware that it is safest to administer a dextrose concentration no greater than 10% because dextrose concentrations greater than 10%: A) Cause a chemical phlebitis B) Are poorly absorbed by the body C) Are incompatible with lipid solutions D) Limit the length of therapy to 2 weeks
While making a home visit the nurse learns that a patient self-administering insulin injections is placing the used needles and syringes in the family's trash can. What action should the nurse take?
1. Instruct the patient to place the needles and syringes in a separate plastic bag. 2. Nothing, because these needles and syringes are harmless to the general population. 3. Ask the patient to save all used syringes and needles after use for the nurse to dispose of. 4. Teach the patient to place all used syringes and needles into the red biohazard sharps box.
A client with leukemia is receiving high-dose chemotherapy to kill cancerous cells and promote sites for new noncancerous cells to grow before bone marrow transplant. For what complication of chemotherapy is this client at risk?
A) Seizures B) Infections C) Polycythemia D) Anemia