An infant was born prematurely at 25 weeks' gestation. Due to lung immaturity, the baby has been exposed to prolonged oxygen therapy
The nurse should explain to the parents that their infant is at a higher risk for what condition due to the oxygen therapy? A. Visual impairment
B. Hypocalcemia
C. Cerebral palsy
D. Sensitive gag reflex
A
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What should the nurse do to keep the chest tubes from becoming occluded?
a. Irrigate tubes as needed b. Prevent dependent loops c. Loop the tube over the bed rail d. "Milk" the tube frequently
The nurse manager of a busy Emergency Department is concerned about burnout in the nursing staff. The manager has overheard nurses complaining about their job, absenteeism has increased, and the nurses look tired and anxious
What action, planned by the nurse manager, would best serve to alleviate this burnout? A) Assign each nurse to spend 30 minutes with the hospital psychologist daily. B) Ask the physician staff to take over some of the tasks they routinely ask the nurses to do. C) Make certain that the nurses are well prepared for their responsibilities. D) Ask Administration to require 30 minutes of exercise at the end of each shift.
The following information is best placed in which category? “The patient had a stent placed in the left anterior descending artery (LAD) in 1999.”
A) Adult illnesses B) Surgeries C) Obstetrics/gynecology D) Psychiatric
Recording a nurse's description of the teaching provided to the client on performance of self-medication administration is found in a(n):
A. Kardex B. Incident report C. Nursing history form D. Discharge summary form