The pediatric nurse is monitoring a child for signs of hepatitis. The nurse documents the following signs and symptoms related to the preicteric phase of hepatitis in the child's chart
Select all answers that apply.
A) Nausea
B) Jaundice
C) Anorexia
D) Hepatomegaly
A, C
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You are a student practical nurse assigned to a medical-surgical unit. The night before going to the clinical area, you are very tired and fail to look up your patient's diagnosis as assigned. Which of the following is appropriate?
1. Ask your friend to quickly give you the information during shift report. 2. Look up the information while your patient is eating breakfast. 3. Use break time to get the information you need. 4. Tell your instructor what happened as soon as you arrive in the clinical area.
A client insists that having a "hot toddy" laced with liquor at bedtime helps induce sleep. Which response by the nurse would be the MOST culturally sensitive?
a. "Is that something you learned from a relative or friend?" b. "No one your age should be drinking at bedtime." c. "That is an old wives' tale. The doctor can prescribe a sleep aid if you need one." d. "Alcohol is prohibited while taking this medication."
To manage urinary incontinence, the nurse should teach the patient to consider which of the following strategies:
A) Take diuretics every 12 hours. B) Eat a well-balanced diet high in fiber. C) Decrease smoking in the evening. D) Void 3 to 4 times a day.
When the client is ready and prepped for surgery, the team caring for the client should perform what prior to beginning the surgery?
1. Scan of the MAR to be sure medications were given 2. A timeout to conduct a final verification of the client 3. A second look at the client's preoperative laboratory results 4. A second surgical scrub of the surgical site