Which of the following is the absence of any ventricular activity, no depolarization, no pulse, no blood is flowing through the heart, no cardiac output??
A) Ventricular asystole
B) Ventricular tachycardia
C) Ventricular fibrillation
D) Ventricular arrhythmia
A
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A client reports being allergic to codeine. The nurse asks the client about the specific problem, and the client reports that she becomes nauseous. The nurse explains that this is not an allergy but:
1. An untoward effect. 2. An adverse effect. 3. Acute toxic reaction. 4. Chronic toxicity.
The nurse completes discharge teaching for a client admitted to the hospital with renal calculi. Which of the following interventions should the discharge teaching emphasize?
A) Close observation for toxic kidney output. B) Fluid intake of approximately 2 L each day. C) Interventions for the expected transient incontinence. D) Use of a dipstick to monitor for proteinuria.
The nurse is caring for the client with infectious mononucleosis that has inflammation of the pharyngeal mucosa. What foods or liquids would be best to offer to this client?
A) A hot cup of milk B) Vanilla pudding and iced tea C) Tomato soup and hot herbal tea D) Beef and broccoli stir fry and a soft drink
With the crisis in health care and the nursing shortage, why is the image of nursing still important?
a. Nursing care is often delivered during a time of uncertainty, and the image of nurses during this time can reinforce trust in the nurse-patient relationship. b. Physicians have a distinctive body of knowledge that identifies them as professionals, whereas nursing has yet to develop a unique body of knowledge on which to base practice. c. Nurses must present a unified image if they hope to ever establish nursing as a profession. d. The dynamic state of today's health care requires nurses to move from a caring image to one of technologic competence.