Why should the nurse use diazepam when managing the effects of toxic nerve agent toxicity?
A) To counter excess acetylcholine C) To reactivate acetylcholinesterase
B) To control possible seizures D) To control hypersecretion
B
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The client who is suspected of having an acute hemolytic transfusion reaction would receive all of the following emergency treatments. Which one should the nurse initiated FIRST?
a. Start an IV of normal saline. b. Administer emergency drugs intravenously as ordered. c. Maintain an airway. d. Stop the transfusion.
A client with a long leg cast is complaining of knee discomfort. Which nonpharmacologic intervention can the nurse use to help this client?
1. Apply ice to the knee over the cast. 2. Rub the knee of the non-casted leg. 3. Apply heat to the knee over the cast. 4. Rub the foot of the casted extremity.
A woman who is 12 hours postpartum had a pulse rate around 80 beats per minute during pregnancy. Now, when the nurse takes the woman's pulse, the pulse is found to be 60 beats per minute. Which of these actions should the nurse take?
A) Chart the finding, as it is normal finding at this time. B) Contact the physician, as it is indicates early DIC. C) Contact the physician, as it is a first sign of postpartum eclampsia. D) Obtain an order for a CBC, as it suggests postpartum anemia.
The nurse explains that, when the physician takes a tonometer reading, the reading reflects the amount of pressure applied by the:
a. sclera. b. aqueous humor. c. vitreous humor. d. cornea.