Which patient would be a candidate for thrombolytic therapy?
1. A patient with acute pericarditis
2. A patient with a dissecting aortic aneurysm
3. A patient with massive pulmonary emboli
4. A patient with a cerebral neoplasm
Correct Answer: 3
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Order: Heparin 40,000 units in 1000 mL 0.9% NS, infuse at 40 mL/h. Calculate the units per day and determine if the dose is within the normal daily range (20,000–40,000 units in 24 h)
1. 1600 units/d, which is lower than the normal daily range 2. 38,400 units/d, which is within the normal daily range 3. 38,400 units/d, which is not within the normal daily range 4. 1600 units/d, which is higher than the normal daily range
Why have health care organizations been slow to adopt peer review?
A) It is the most inaccurate of the performance appraisal tools. B) Colleagues generally have few data they can contribute regarding an employee's work performance. C) Often inadequate time is spent orienting staff to the process, and necessary support is not provided to complete the process. D) It works better for professionals such as physicians than for nurses.
When managing the care of women treated with menotropins, the nurse should monitor them for the development of which adverse effect?
a. Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome b. Acne c. Hyperglycemia d. Urinary tract infection
The nurse states to the newly pregnant patient, "Tell me how you feel about being pregnant." Which communication technique is the nurse using with this patient?
a. Clarifying b. Paraphrasing c. Reflection d. Structuring