It would be most important for a nurse to monitor which of the following patients for ototoxicity while on gentamicin therapy?
A) A 43-year-old male with Parkinson disease
B) A 32-year-old mother who is breast-feeding
C) A 25-year-old male who has a hearing impairment
D) A 22-year-old female who has just found out she is pregnant
C
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When preparing to assess a client's blood pressure, the nurse observes for indications to using the client's thigh for and standard stethoscope, such as:(Select all that apply) Standard Text: Select all that apply
1. Unilateral mastectomy 2. Intravenous infusions in both arms 3. Burns on upper body, including shoulders or hands 4. Bilateral mastectomy 5. Arteriovenous fistula
The physician has ordered 2 mg of epinephrine in 250 mL of D5W. It is to infuse at 4 mcg/min per infusion pump. What is the correct IV rate in mL/hr? Round off to the closest whole number
A) 28 B) 29 C) 30 D) 31
PHRs and their functions are becoming more important in health care delivery systems. There are a multitude of benefits associated with the PHR. Which of the following is not a potential benefit associated with the PHR and laboratory tests?
1. May confuse and worry patients 2. Avoids letters and phone calls 3. Reduces patient waiting time 4. All data are confidential
A master's student who works in cardiothoracic ICU reads a 20-year-old nursing research study;
the findings document use of much larger per-kilogram amounts of opioids and anxiolytics postoperatively in adults with open-heart surgery, as opposed to children with open-heart surgery. The student strongly suspects that modern hospitals medicate children and adults more or less the same, on a per-kilogram basis. She decides to replicate the original research in her hospital. What type of replication is this? a. Exact replication b. Concurrent replication c. Systematic replication d. Approximate replication