The nurse is preparing to perform a rapid assessment. Which should the nurse understand is the primary technique that will be used during the assessment?
A. Auscultation.
B. Inspection.
C. Palpation.
D. Observation.
Answer: D
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A) 50–75 mg orally every day B) 100–200 mg orally every day C) 250 mg orally every day D) 200 mg orally twice a day
The patient in the ED has just had a diagnostic lumbar puncture. To reduce the incidence of a post-lumbar puncture headache, what is the nurse's most appropriate action?
A) Position the patient prone. B) Position the patient supine with the head of bed flat. C) Position the patient left side-lying. D) Administer acetaminophen as ordered.
The interaction between an agent, a host, and the environment is called
a. Natural history of disease b. Risk c. Web of causality d. The epidemiologic triangle
A client with chronic heart failure is receiving digoxin (Lanoxin), 0.25 mg by mouth daily, and furosemide (Lasix), 20 mg by mouth twice daily. The nurse instructs the client to notify the physician if nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, or abdominal cramps occur because these signs and symptoms may signal digoxin toxicity. Digoxin toxicity may also cause:
a) visual disturbances. b) taste and smell alterations. c) dry mouth and urine retention. d) nocturia and sleep disturbances.