The patient's outflow (effluent) is cloudy as reported by the LPN/LVN. What would you instruct the LPN/LVN to do at this time?
A. Empty the outflow bag into the sink.
B. Send a sample of effluent to the laboratory.
C. Tell the patient to drink lots of fluids.
D. Change the dressing around the patient's dialysis catheter.
B
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A) advise her to be careful who she discusses this with as many will consider that a type of reportable child abuse. B) document her report but do nothing as this is a cultural belief that should be respected. C) encourage her to start the baby on formula after the first year as recommended by many physicians. D) discuss how painful this will be once the baby has teeth.
A recommendation to prevent neural tube defects is the supplementation of
a. Vitamin A throughout pregnancy b. Multivitamin preparations as soon as pregnancy is suspected c. Folic acid for all women of childbearing age d. Folic acid during the first and second trimesters of pregnancy
The mother of a toddler experiencing stomach pain insists that the child be admitted to find out the cause of the pain. The child has been in the emergency room three other times in the past 6 months for the same complaint
What other information should alert the nurse to investigate the situation further? A) The mother is a single parent. B) The mother is in nursing school. C) The child has a 1-year-old sister. D) The child verbalizes abdominal pain when the mother is not present.