Titrated medications are started at their high range and lowered as their desired effect is achieved
Indicate whether the statement is true or false
FALSE
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The pediatric nurse explaining cholelithiasis to a nursing student would describe which risk factors for this disease process? (Select all that apply.)
A. Asian descent B. Hyperlipidemia C. Obesity D. Pancreatitis E. Smoking
The nurse is teaching a group of health assistants about the stethoscope. Which of the following statements about the stethoscope will the nurse include in this teaching session? Standard Text: Select all that apply
1. The stethoscope works by blocking out environmental sounds. 2. Short tubing provides the listener with the most accurate sounds. 3. The bell of the stethoscope is used for high-pitched sounds, such as lung sounds. 4. Cleaning the stethoscope is not necessary since it is not a vehicle for the spread of infection. 5. The binaurals should fit snugly in the ears.
The nurse is instructing a client with a new colostomy on its care and notes that the stoma is large and dusky. The most appropriate nursing intervention at this time is to
a. assess the client's reaction to the ostomy site. b. assist the client to irrigate the colostomy. c. notify the surgeon immediately. d. reassure the client that the stoma will decrease in size.
The nurse working on a community initiative to respond to pandemic flu would design priority interventions that would
a. bolster the communication network with the federal government. b. educate the public on what to do in a pandemic. c. limit person-to-person transmission. d. provide antiviral medications to every person in the community.