When checking laboratory values on a client recovering from a fracture of the left femur, the nurse should expect to find which of the following changes?
1. A decrease in erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR)
2. An increase in uric acid
3. An increase in alkaline phosphatase
4. A positive antinuclear antibody (ANA)
Answer: 3
1. ESR is a nonspecific marker of inflammation; it might be elevated secondary to the trauma, but would not be specific to bone.
2. Elevated uric acid levels are seen in gout.
3. Alkaline phosphatase levels increase during bone healing and with bone tumors.
4. ANA is found in autoimmune disorders.
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The mother expresses concern that her child, who used to be a good eater and would eat all types of vegetables, now refuses all but three types of vegetables. Which is the appropriate response for the nurse to make to the mother? 1. "This is a serious concern, and we need to address this with the physician." 2. "Toddlers often go on food jags. Just continue to offer all types of vegetables without making it an issue." 3. "Don't make an issue over it. Just stop offering those favorite vegetables and the child will start eating other vegetables." 4. "Have you thought about adding a multivitamin to the child's daily routine?"
Which of the following describes the role of the nurse as defined by Florence Nightingale?
A) Helping people to carry out those activities that contribute to health and recovery B) Putting the patient in the best condition for nature to act upon him or her C) Diagnosing and treating of human responses to actual or potential health problems D) Promoting a caring relationship that facilitates health and healing
When communicating with other professionals about a child with a chronic illness, what is important for nurses to do?
a. Ask others what they want to know. b. Share everything known about the family. c. Restrict communication to clinically relevant information. d. Recognize that confidentiality is not possible in home care.
The person for whom you are caring had the following for breakfast: 4 fluid ounces of milk, 6 fluid ounces of coffee, scrambled eggs, and one piece of toast. The person voided 4 fluid ounces of urine this morning. What is the person's fluid intake in milliliters? What is the fluid output in milliliters?
What will be an ideal response?