A nurse charts that a patient has a contusion that is approximately 3 inches in diameter on the right thigh. The nurse understands that a contusion is
1. A scrape or a scratch.
2. A discoloration of the skin.
3. An object embedded in the skin.
4. A cut or tear in the skin.
ANS: 2
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a. 1600: Patient reports chest pain. Medicated with MSO4. b. 1600: Patient reports sharp chest pain. MSO4 given IM. c. 1600: Patient reports sharp pain in left chest radiating to neck. MSO4 5 mg administered IM in right deltoid. d. 1600: Patient requested medication for pain in left chest. MSO4 10 mg PO given.
A client is admitted with orbital cellulitis of the right eye. The most common cause of orbital cellulitis in adults is an infection caused by staphylococci and streptococci as a result of:
• Bacterial sinusitis. • Traumatic induction of bacteria. • Intraocular surgery. • Conjunctivitis.
Which of the following phrases best describes a value?
A) questions about how one should act and live B) the process by which one decides what is important in life C) a belief about the worth of something to guide behavior D) dispositions of character that motivate goodness
A child's ABG results are: pH: 7.14 pCO2: 24.6 HCO3: 8.0 The nurse interprets these results as:
1. Normal ABG. 2. Partially Compensated Metabolic Acidosis. 3. Uncompensated Metabolic Acidosis. 4. Uncompensated Respiratory Acidosis.