A perinatal nurse is asked to obtain a white blood cell count on a newborn suspected of having an infection. The nurse knows that leukocytes (white blood cells) serve as the major defense against infection in the neonate
A) True
B) False
A
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A) Frequent measurement of vital signs B) Management of mechanical ventilation C) Rapid intravenous fluid administration D) Insertion of urinary drainage catheter
What antiepileptic medication might the nurse administer to treat bipolar disorder?
A) Apriprazole (Abilify) B) Cyclobenzaprine (Flexeril) C) Lamotrigine (Lamictal) D) Temazepam (Restoril)
When writing a plan of care for a patient with psoriasis, the nurse would know that an appropriate nursing diagnosis for this patient would be what?
A) Impaired skin integrity related to scaly lesions B) Acute pain of the skin and oral cavity related to blistering and erosions C) Risk for injury related to epidermal shedding D) Anxiety and depression related to disfigurement
The nurse is preparing to send a client to the operating room for an exploratory laparoscopy. The nurse recognizes that there is no informed consent for the procedure on the client's chart
The nurse informs the physician who is performing the procedure. The physician asks the nurse to obtain the informed consent signature from the client. What is the nurse's best action to the physician's request? A) Inform the physician that it is his or her responsibility to obtain the signature. B) Obtain the signature and ask another nurse to cosign the signature. C) Inform the physician that the nurse manager will need to obtain the signature. D) Call the house officer to obtain the signature.