The client's serum digoxin level is 3.0 ng/mL. What does the nurse know about this serum digoxin level?
a. It is in the high (elevated) range.
b. It is in the low (decreased) range.
c. It is within the normal range.
d. It is in the low average range.
Answer: a. It is in the high (elevated) range.
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You are conducting an auditory screening on your patients. Which of the following findings would require further exploration? Select all that apply
a. During the voice-whisper test, the patient is unable to repeat the words correctly or states that he was unable to hear anything. b. During the Rinne test, the patient reports hearing the sound longer through bone conduction; that is, bone conduction is equal to or greater than air conduction. c. During the Weber test, the patient should perceive the sound equally in both ears or "in the middle." d. During the Rinne test, bone conduction is prolonged in the context of a normal tympanic membrane, patent eustachian tube, and middle ear disease. e. During the Weber test, the sound lateralizes to the affected ear. f. During the Rinne test, air conduction is heard twice as long as bone conduction when the patient hears the sound through the external auditory canal (air) after it is no longer heard at the mastoid process (bone).
The nurse is caring for an infant born with a congenital anomaly. Which of the following factors is likely to have the most influence on the mother's ability to cope with the infant's handicap?
A) The mother's age B) The gender of the infant C) The parent's amount of support D) The fact that this is a mental and not a physical challenge
The nurse is completing a preoperative assessment on a patient. Which reason would the nurse prioritize as the most important for this assessment?
1. The data provide information and guidance for preoperative and postoperative instruction. 2. The assessment data can be used to help plan for a future residential care institution. 3. The data provide information for the health care provider's history and physical. 4. The potential risks are identified for the family to comfort them in case there is a bad outcome from surgery.
What diagnosis should be considered?
A quiet 3-year-old is brought in for a routine check-up when you notice a fresh bruise in the axilla and bilateral bruises over the upper back that appear slightly older. There are brown bruises over his shins as well. His mother said this happened when he fell off of a couch. A) Von Willebrand's disease B) Normal childhood bruises from activity C) Abuse D) Seizure disorder