Care for a patient with a fracture involves all of the following goals except
A. controlling pain.
B. preventing or reducing edema.
C. maintaining good alignment of fractured bone.
D. enhancing range of motion of fractured bone.
Answer: D
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A) Wash your feet in warm water. B) Rub a thin coat of lotion between your toes. C) Walk barefoot only at the beach. D) Do not wear socks to bed.
The parents of a teenager who is being maintained on life support after a motorcycle crash tell the nurse, "We would like to donate his organs if he dies." What is the nurse's role in organ donation?
A) Realize that it is a legal responsibility to call the coroner. B) Review options and provide consent forms to the family. C) Make arrangements for protocols for retrieving the organs. D) None; organ donation is a physician's responsibility.
The nurse is reviewing with a group of student nurses that total adult urine output varies according to the person's fluid intake and kidney efficiency. The student nurse is taking care of a client who weighs 50 kg
What would be the best estimated amount of urine that the student nurse would anticipate that this client excreted in 24 hours? A) 500 mL B) 750 mL C) 1,200 mL D) 1,550 mL
The nurse is assessing a patient who was recently admitted to the emergency department with dysrhythmias and shortness of breath. Which baseline nursing assessment(s) should be the priority(ies)? (Select all that apply.)
a. ECG monitoring b. Medication history c. Oxygen saturation d. Presence of chest pain, dyspnea, and fatigue e. Mental status f. Sleep pattern