A nurse is performing an intermittent closed catheter irrigation on a patient and realizes that the tubing was not clamped before introducing the irrigation solution. What would be the nurse's response to this situation?
A) Wait 3 hours and repeat irrigation.
B) Notify the primary care provider.
C) Repeat the irrigation.
D) Prepare to change the catheter.
C
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A couple wants to start a family and they are concerned that their child will be at risk for cystic fibrosis because they each have a cousin with cystic fibrosis. What should the nurse practitioner tell them about cystic fibrosis?
A) It is an autosomal dominant disorder. B) It is passed by mitochondrial inheritance. C) It is an X-linked inherited disorder. D) It is an autosomal recessive disorder.
When sedatives given in combination have a greater effect on the client than any one given individually, the effect is called:
a. anesthesia c. synergism b. inadvertent reaction d. variability
A master’s student does not know how to choose a research problem. She has been off work for the past two years. What sources can she use in order to identify a researchable nursing problem? Her work area used to be trauma nursing, but she does not wish to perform research in this area. By using which of the following sources can she identify a nursing research problem? (Select all that apply.)
a. Talking with nurse friends about questions that have arisen in their work areas
b. Talking with other master's students about ideas for study
c. Reading professional research journals
d. Depending on her instructors to provide a research problem for her
e. National Institutes for Nursing Research priorities
The nurse is preparing an analgesic for a patient with leukemia. Which route is preferred for this patient?
A. Oral B. Subcutaneous C. Intravenous D. Intramuscular