A student observes a nurse instilling a small amount of saline into a tracheostomy tube before suctioning. What should the student discuss with the nurse?
A) a description of how the nurse is carrying out the skill
B) saline is no longer recommended for routine suctioning
C) nothing; the nurse has been doing this for years
D) compliments for carrying out the procedure skillfully
B
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a. indirect Coombs' test. b. hemolytic test. c. Rh antibody test. d. direct Coombs' test.
The population health nurse has been appointed to a committee to identify actions to achieve the millennial goal of improving maternal health by reducing the maternal mortality ratio by 78%
Which strategy should the nurse recommend to assist in achieving this goal? 1. Explain dietary requirements to ensure a viable fetus. 2. Prepare educational materials about the need for prenatal care from conception. 3. Instruct women of childbearing age on the importance of receiving prenatal care. 4. Establish portable health clinics in underdeveloped countries to provide prenatal care.
Based on the nurse's understanding of which body systems are affected by cholinergic drug adverse reactions, the nurse would be alert for adverse reactions involving which body system? Select all that apply
A) Endocrine B) Circulatory C) Respiratory D) Gastrointestinal E) Central nervous
The nurse is instructing a patient recovering from a liver transplant. What should the nurse include in this teaching?
1. Eat a high-protein diet. 2. Reduce scheduled antirejection drugs to every other day if nausea occurs. 3. Take acetaminophen (Tylenol) if fever develops. 4. Report sore throats to the healthcare provider.