The patient who is to have a blood transfusion for the treatment of anemia states that she is fearful of contracting HIV through the blood. The nurse assures her that transfusion blood has been put through special HIV screening since:
1. 1980.
2. 1984.
3. 1986.
4. 1999.
3
Blood donors and blood products have been very carefully screened for HIV since 1986.
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The second period of reactivity of the infant is characterized by which of the following? (Select all that apply.)
a. Transient grunting b. Decrease in gagging c. Heart and respiratory accelerations d. Decrease in peristalsis e. May have first meconium stool f. Increased responsiveness to external stimuli
The client who is HIV positive is classified in CDC clinical category A1, in which persistent lymphadenopathy is present. The client states, "If I progress to category B, I will be capable of transmitting the virus to others"
What is the nurse's best response? A. "At this stage, you can only transmit the virus through donation of blood or blood products." B. "If your CD4+ T-cells drop below 200/?L you would be considered infectious." C. "You cannot transmit the virus as long as you take your prescribed drugs." D. "The virus can be transmitted at all stages and categories of HIV+."
After the nurse gives IV atropine to a patient with symptomatic type 1, second-degree atrioventricular (AV) block, which finding indicates that the medication has been effective?
a. Increase in the patient's heart rate b. Increase in strength of peripheral pulses c. Decrease in premature atrial contractions d. Decrease in premature ventricular contractions
A patient with neurogenic shock following a spinal cord injury is to receive lactated Ringer's solution 500 mL over 30 minutes. When setting the IV pump to deliver the IV fluid, the nurse will set the rate at how many mL/hour?
What will be an ideal response?