The United States has one of the highest gross national products in the world and is known for its technological capabilities, but its infant mortality rate among developed nations in 2004 was ranked 29th
Which factor has the greatest impact on decreasing these rates?
A) Resolving all language and cultural differences
B) Ensuring early and adequate prenatal care
C) Providing more extensive women's shelters
D) Encouraging all women to eat a balanced diet
B
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When preparing the patient for a serum ADH level, the nurse must withhold
a. insulin and furosemide. c. Lanoxin and potassium. b. morphine and carbamazepine. d. heparin and beta-blockers.
You are a nurse manager on the 11 p.m. to 7 a.m. shift. You periodically make rounds, observing and checking on your staff and residents. You do this on a regular basis throughout your shift because:
1. your facility requires you to do so. 2. the policy manual states this as a regulation. 3. you are responsible for the behavior of those you manage. 4. state law requires this action.
A nurse working in the emergency department is participating in the resuscitation of a client experiencing sudden cardiac death
After 5 cycles of CPR, the nurse evaluates the client's cardiac rhythm as asystole. What is the next action by the nurse? A) Administer epinephrine. B) Immediately defibrillate the client. C) Assess the cardiac monitor electrodes. D) Assess the client's pulse.
A nurse is caring for a patient who is receiving amphotericin B [Abelcet] for a systemic fungal infection. In spite of receiving diphenhydramine and acetaminophen before initiation of treat-ment, the patient has fever and chills with rigors
The nurse will contact the provider to discuss the addition of which drug? a. Aspirin b. Dantrolene c. Hydrocortisone d. Omeprazole