A child diagnosed with leukemia is receiving allopurinol (Zyloprim) as part of the treatment plan. The parents ask why their child is receiving this medication. What information about the medication should the nurse provide?
1. Helps reduce the uric acid level caused by cell destruction.
2. Helps make the chemotherapy more effective.
3. Helps reduce the nausea and vomiting associated with chemotherapy.
4. Helps decrease pain in the bone marrow.
1. Helps reduce the uric acid level caused by cell destruction.
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a. A 36-year-old man with closed head injury b. A 50-year-old woman with hepatic encephalopathy c. A 46-year-old woman with subarachnoid hemorrhage d. A 72-year-old man with hypertensive intracerebral hemorrhage
Of the following hospital situations, which one demonstrates the need for further action and improved policies to maintain the confidentiality of patient medical information?
1. Employees are issued individual passwords to access computerized records. 2. A physician logs off a computer after accessing computerized patient records. 3. The nurse logs off the computer after accessing the laboratory record of a patient. 4. Reports of patient tests are faxed to a machine that is shared by the payroll department.
A nurse is on duty in the emergency department when a patient is brought in who has died almost immediately after admission. The family states that the patient has had no history of medical problems and that no apparent reason for death is known
What should occur in this sit-uation? a. The police must be notified. b. The family may choose to have an autopsy performed. c. An autopsy is required by law, and the coroner or medical examiner must be no-tified. d. The body must be held at the hospital for 24 hours.
Complete the following ECG criteria for first-degree AV block:
Rhythm ________________________________________ Rate ________________________________________ P waves ________________________________________ PR interval ________________________________________ QRS duration ________________________________________ Fill in the blanks with correct word