You are assigned to obtain the admission height and weight for Mrs. Lopez. This patient is ambulatory and her balance is good. Which scale will you use to weigh the patient?
A. Upright scale
B. Chair scale
C. Wheelchair scale
D. Electronic bed scale
Answer: A
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A) Notify security. B) Call the nurse manager of the unit. C) Discuss the situation with the nursing supervisor. D) Confront the nurse directly.
Complications following cataract surgery have resulted in retinal detachment in which a patient's liquid vitreous has seeped through the sensory retina and detached it from the patient's retinal pigment epithelium (RPE)
What type of retinal detachment has this patient experienced? A) Rhegmatogenous B) Traction C) Combination of rhegmatogenous and traction D) Exudative
The nursing staff is admitting a client diagnosed with diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA). The LPN asks the RN if the pulse oximeter needs to be placed on the client. What is the nurse's best response to the LPN?
1. "Please place the pulse oximeter on the client." 2. "I will let you know after I complete my assessment." 3. "Thanks, but that is something I have to do for the client." 4. "We don't have an order to do that."
A 19-year-old patient begins to cry when she learns that she has genital herpes. The patient tearfully asks about the treatment. The nurse explains that treatment includes a drug that sup-presses transmission, which is
a. valacyclovir (Valtrex). b. acyclovir (Zovirax). c. famciclovir (Famvir). d. tobramycin (Nebcin).