Next, you admit a patient who will be having a left total knee replacement today. Which information is most important to report to the surgeon?
A.The patient had a cup of tea about 3 hours ago.
B.The patient is reporting bilateral knee pain.
C.The patient's BP is 148/92 mm Hg and pulse rate is 98.
D.The patient says, "I don't really think I need this surgery."
D
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A) Altered serum magnesium levels B) Altered serum calcium levels C) Altered serum potassium levels D) Altered serum sodium levels
Mr. L presents to the clinic with severe groin pain and a history of kidney stones. Mr. L's son tells you that for religious reasons, his father wishes to keep any stone that is passed into the urine filter that he has been using
What is your most appropriate response? a. "With your father's permission, we will examine the stone and request that it be returned to him.". b. "The stone must be sent to the lab for examination and therefore cannot be kept.". c. "We cannot let him keep his stone because it violates our infection control policy.". d. "We don't know yet if your father has another kidney stone, so we must analyze this one.".
Which questions would be used to critique the problem section of a qualitative nursing research study report? Standard Text: Select all that apply
1. Is the problem clear? 2. Is the problem significant to healthcare in general? 3. Does the problem match the design? 4. Is the selection of sample appropriate? 5. Is the plan for data collection appropriate?
A woman has a thick, white, lumpy, cottage cheese–like discharge, with patches on her labia and in her vagina. She complains of intense pruritus. The nurse practitioner would order which preparation for treatment?
a. Fluconazole c. Clindamycin b. Tetracycline d. Acyclovir