A nurse performing a skin assessment uses the back of the hand to feel the client's skin on both arms and notes that the skin is warm. What does the nurse determine?
A. The client has a fever
B. The skin temperature is normal
C. The client needs to drink additional fluids
D. The client needs to have the blanket removed
Ans: B. The skin temperature is normal
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1. "What an unusually warm and sunny day for the 12th of November." 2. "I'm sure you remember to look at your calendar every day. What is today's date?" 3. "What is today's date? I have such a hard time keeping track." 4. "You remember that yesterday was Veteran's Day, don't you? Of course that would make today November 12th."
What sound should a nurse anticipate when percussing a patient's abdomen?
a. Flat b. Dull c. Tympanic d. Resonant
The nurse is providing discharge teaching for a client who is being dismissed with prescriptions for a bronchodilator inhaler and a corticosteroid inhaler. What information should the nurse provide regarding the dosage schedule for these two medications?
1. Always use the corticosteroid inhaler first. 2. Use the bronchodilator first. 3. It makes no difference which inhaler is used first. 4. Use the inhalers on alternate days, not on the same day.
Which medications are used to treat muscle spasms?(Select all that apply.)
1. Centrally acting skeletal muscle relaxants 2. Analgesics 3. Anti-inflammatory agents 4. Immune systemmodulating drugs 5. Antipyretic drugs