The nurse is assessing a patient who has just returned from hemodialysis. Which assessment finding is cause for greatest concern?
a. Feeling of malaise
b. Headache
c. Muscle cramps in the legs
d. Bleeding at the access site
Answer: d. Bleeding at the access site
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A nurse educator incorporates stress, power, authority, and personal space along with other concepts and considers these concepts essential knowledge for use by nurses. From which theorist is the educator applying principles into the curriculum?
1. Dorothea Orem 2. Imogene King 3. Jean Watson 4. Hildegard Peplau
A nurse is preparing to perform a skin examination with the use of a Wood light. Which action should the nurse perform to prepare for this diagnostic test?
A. Darken the room B. Obtain informed consent from the client C. Obtain a scalpel and a slide for diagnostic evaluation D. Obtain medication to anesthetize the skin area before proceeding with the examination
To manage her diabetes appropriately and ensure a good fetal outcome, the pregnant woman with diabetes will need to alter her diet by:
a. Eating six small equal meals per day. b. Reducing carbohydrates in her diet. c. Eating her meals and snacks on a fixed schedule. d. Increasing her consumption of protein.
Calculate the amount to administer: ________. Ordered: Amoxicillin 250 mg po 4 times dailyOn hand: Amoxicillin oral suspension 50 mg/5 mL
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).