The nurse is aware that a sudden disruption of the parenteral nutrition therapy may lead the client to experience:
A. Fever
B. Chest pain
C. Erythema and induration
D. Shaking and dizziness
D
D. Do not interrupt TPN infusion—maintains continuous infusion of nutrients, prevents hypoglycemic reaction.
A. Fever could be caused by systemic infection.
B. Chest pain could be caused by air embolism.
C. Erythema and induration could be caused by localized infection at exit site or tunnel.
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A healthcare organization is planning to implement connected care. Which legal issues need to be addressed before this care delivery approach can be used? Select all that apply.
A) Online prescribing B) Malpractice liability C) Use of computer software D) Credentialing and privileging E) Licensing of healthcare professionals
When the nurse notices that the team he or she works on is not functioning well, the nurse needs to identify that this problem needs resolution at which of the following levels?
a. managerial b. collegial c. personal d. outside
A type of medication order that a patient takes to a pharmacy to be filled is a(n) ________.Â
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
How is erythroblastosis fetalis defined?
a. Allergic disease in which maternal blood and fetal blood are antigenically incompatible b. Alloimmune disease in which maternal blood and fetal blood are antigenically incompatible c. Autoimmune disease in immature nucleated cells that are released into the bloodstream d. Autosomal dominant hereditary disease