The nurse is instructing the parents of a school-age child with an eye disorder how to care for her eye. Which of the following conditions should resolve by itself without the use of antibiotics?
A) Blepharitis
B) Hordeolum
C) Corneal abrasion
D) Chalazion
D
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The nurse has completed a comprehensive assessment and is creating a plan of care that is holistic in its focus. How can the nurse best integrate the principles of holism into the client's care? A) By creating a plan of care that utilizes the knowledge and skills of disciplines other than nursing B) By continually evaluating the efficacy of nursing interventions and by making changes as needed C) By prioritizing the client's spiritual and psychosocial needs over his physical needs D) By integrating each of the various dimensions of the client's identity into his care
A client was admitted to the hospital with a pathologic pelvic fracture. The client informs the nurse that he has been having a strange pain in the pelvic area for a couple of weeks that was getting worse with activity prior to the fracture
What does the nurse suspect may be occurring based on these symptoms? A) Hemolytic anemia B) Polycythemia vera C) Leukemia D) Multiple myeloma
A patient presents to the emergency department and says, "I am so dizzy that it is scaring me." Monitoring reveals the patient's blood pressure is 78/52 mmHg and heart rate is 44 beats per minutes. Which nursing intervention is indicated?
1. Administer antianxiety medication. 2. Administer atropine. 3. Instruct the patient to cough forcefully. 4. Monitor the patient while contacting the primary care provider.
Two new graduate nurses are doing some strategic career planning and have decided to pursue careers as pediatric nurses, even though they did not do very well in their pediatric rotation and do not feel very comfortable with children
Because they are best friends and want to work together, they have targeted children's hospitals but they don't know what to do first. Which aspect(s) of strategic career planning should they pursue first? a. assessing and clarifying values and interests b. planning and implementing a job search c. ongoing evaluation of process to assure alignment with her goals d. determine what the job market is like