The nurse who is to administer 2.5 mL of intramuscular pain medication to an adult client notes that the previous injection was administered in the right ventrogluteal site. In which site should the nurse plan to administer this injection?
A)
The rectus femoris
B)
The same site
C)
The deltoid
D)
The left ventrogluteal
D
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The nurse is designing a home care plan for a child with a congenital disease and is assessing the family values regarding home care. The nurse will use as her best source:
1. current literature on congenital deformity. 2. general knowledge of the culture. 3. the family itself. 4. written survey.
The child is receiving chemotherapy for acute lymphocytic leukemia. The nurse recognizes that a potential oncological emergency for this child would be tumor lysis syndrome. The nurse will monitor this child for which of the following?
1. Thrombocytopenia and leukocytosis 2. Oliguria and altered levels of consciousness 3. Respiratory distress and cyanosis 4. Upper-extremity edema and neck-vein distension
A nurse is using public surveillance. Which of the following describes the actions involved? (Se-lect all that apply.)
a. Estimating the magnitude of an influenza outbreak b. Determining the geographical distribution of gonorrhea cases c. Detecting an epidemic of whooping cough d. Reducing the prevalence of obesity e. Determining the incidence of cardiovas-cular disease
Samantha, a CNA, did all of the following actions when she was taking Mr. Adriano's blood pressure. Which action was incorrect?
A. She used his right arm, since his IV is in his left arm. B. She applied the cuff to his upper arm above his brachial artery. C. She applied the cuff securely over the sleeve of his pajamas. D. She waited to take his blood pressure until he had been resting for 15 minutes.