A person wears elastic stockings post-operatively to:
a. Decrease pain after surgery
b. Help prevent pneumonia
c. Help prevent thrombi
d. Promote wound healing
C
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The nurse notices that the mother of a 2-year-old boy brings him into the clinic quite frequently for various injuries and suspects there may be some child abuse involved. During an inspection of his mouth, the nurse should look for:
a. Swollen, red tonsils. b. Ulcerations on the hard palate. c. Bruising on the buccal mucosa or gums. d. Small yellow papules along the hard palate.
The nurse in a pediatrician's office is preparing to do a developmental assessment on a 3-month-old infant who was born at 36 weeks. The nurse knows that the infant should be evaluated in what month of achievement to adjust for the preterm birth?
a. 1 b. 2 c. 3 d. 4
A patient with cholelithiasis has a serum amylase level of 300 units/L. What should the nurse consider as the most likely explanation for the laboratory finding?
1. The gallstone is causing acute cholecystitis. 2. The gallstone has migrated to the neck of the pancreas. 3. The gallstone has caused bile to back into the pancreas. 4. The gallstone is blocking the common bile duct.
The physician has ordered hydromorphone 0.2 mg IV every 30 minutes prn for pain. The medication is available in 2 mg per 1-mL vials. How many milliliters would the nurse administer with each dose? __________
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