Prior to bone marrow transplantation, a patient must undergo radiation and chemotherapy treatments to __________
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
destroy the patient's own bone marrow
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How should a patient be positioned after a thoracentesis is completed and the dressing applied?
a. High Fowler b. Semi-Fowler c. Side lying on unaffected side d. Prone
Which statement that a nurse makes about ethnocultural heritage would need to be corrected?
1. "A person can only value characteristics that are heritage consistent." 2. "Heritage consistency describes the degree to which a person's lifestyle reflects his or her respective tribal culture." 3. "Ethnicity pertains to a social group within the social system that claims to possess variable traits such as a common religion or language." 4. "Culture is the thoughts, communications, actions, beliefs, values, and institutions of racial, ethnic, religious, or social groups."
In assessing the client who has had a prostatectomy and implantation of an artificial urinary sphincter, a nurse finds the client's left testis to have an irregularly shaped enlargement. What is the nurse's best action?
A. Elevate the scrotum and apply ice to the left testis. B. Document the finding as the only action. C. Compare the left testis to the right testis. D. Notify the physician.
When auscultating the patient's blood pressure (BP), what should the nurse do to avoid the auscultatory gap
1) Take a palpable BP. 2) Inflate the cuff to 30 mm Hg greater than the point where the palpable pulse is obliterated. 3) Inflate the cuff to the point where the palpable pulse is obliterated. 4) Always inflate the cuff above 200 mm Hg pressure.