Why do you suspect that your patient may have a decreased response to the tuberculin skin test (TST)?
a. She is on a high-protein diet.
b. She is an adolescent.
c. She has been on long-term corticosteroid therapy.
d. She just got over a cold.
C
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The circulating nurse is in the operating room and sees the surgeon don gown and gloves using appropriate sterile procedure. The surgeon then folds the hands together and places them down below the hips. What action by the nurse is most appropriate?
a. Ask the surgeon to change the sterile gown. b. Do nothing; this is acceptable sterile procedure. c. Inform the surgeon that the sterile field has been broken. d. Obtain a new pair of sterile gloves for the surgeon to put on.
Qualified nursing school applicants have continued to be turned away, limiting enrollment due to a shortage of faculty, which is attributed to several factors, including:
a. nursing faculty are subject to high levels of burnout and job dissatisfaction. b. only the number of faculty in Associate Degree programs remain stable. c. the mean age of nursing faculty continues to decrease and older faculty mentors have left the profession. d. increasing job competition from higher paying clinical sites, especially in today's economic turndown.
The client has taken an overdose of hydrocodone and acetaminophen (Vicodin). Which does the nurse include for client monitoring related to the medication? (Select all that apply.)
1. Urine output 2. Fluid balance 3. Respiratory rate 4. Leukocyte count 5. Creatinine kinase 6. Prothrombin time
As part of a teaching session, a client with myasthenia gravis and her family are receiving instructions from the nurse. The nurse teaches the client that overdosing of cholinesterase inhibitor may result in cholinergic crisis
The client is taught about which signs and symptoms of cholinergic crisis? a. Decreased muscle strength and decreased salivation b. Increased salivation and sweating c. Muscle weakness and increased salivation d. Muscle spasticity and decreased salivation