A nurse is preparing a dressing to be applied to a client's face with first-degree burns
Which should the nurse use as a topical agent in the dressing?
A) Methotrexate
B) Bacitracin
C) Psoralen
D) Calcipotriene
B
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The patient at risk for GI hemorrhage should be monitored for which of the following signs and symptoms?
a. Metabolic acidosis and hypovolemia b. Decreasing hemoglobin and hematocrit c. Hyperkalemia and hypernatremia d. Hematemesis and melena
Informed consent is a client's legal right to:
1. have consultation, education, case review, and mediation when conflicts arise between the health care facility and the client. 2. receive adequate and accurate information about his or her medical condition and treatment. 3. influence health care institutional policy and procedures. 4. address his or her ethical decision-making dilemmas.
The nurse is teaching an older patient before a bronchoscopy. What information is the most important for the patient to know to prevent a possible postprocedure complication?
a. Deep breathe during the insertion of the bronchoscope for easy passage of the scope. b. Do not eat or drink anything after the procedure until the nurse says it is safe to drink. c. Turn on your right side while the bron-choscope is passed through the nose and throat. d. Avoid food and fluids for at least 3 hours before the procedure.
What should the nurse do once she recognizes that the patient has phlebitis at his IV site?
a. Reduce the IV flow rate. b. Elevate the affected extremity. c. Place a moist warm compress over the site. d. Adjust the additive in the current IV.