A child has been admitted to the hospital with a blood lead level of 72 mcg/dL. What treatment should the nurse anticipate?
a. Referral to social services
b. Initiation of chelation therapy
c. Follow-up testing within 1 month
d. Aggressive environmental intervention
Answer: b Initiation of chelation therapy
Severe lead toxicity (lead level ?5=70 mcg/dL) requires immediate inpatient chelation treatment.Referral to social service and follow-up in 1 month are prescribed for lead levels of 15 to 19mcg/dL. Aggressive environmental intervention would be initiated after chelation treatments
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a. Send cards or gifts instead of personal visits. b. Visit and call often to remind the resident that she or he is cared for. c. Limit contact for several weeks to encourage independence. d. Communicate with the long-term facility's staff to inquire about the resident's well-being.
Organ donation in the United States is administered through the "required response" process, which means that:
a. organs are taken if the nurse feels the patient would agree b. consent is presumed on the part of adults c. all adults are required to express their wishes regarding organ donation d. 911 calls activate the process
A nurse completes a program evaluation to identify if the objectives of the program were met. This is an example of
a. Assessment b. Goal evaluation c. Formative or process evaluation d. Summative or impact evaluation
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a. Folic acid deficiency b. Iron deficiency c. Hemoglobin abnormality d. Erythrocyte abnormality