A client has presented to a physician's office complaining of a grating or crackling sound in her left knee. The RN would label this as:
a. angulation c. synovitis
b. crepitus d. infection of the joint
B
Assessment of the bony skeleton includes notation of deformities, body alignment, abnormal growths, shortened extremities, amputations, abnormal angulation other than at the joints, as well as crepitus, defined as a grating or crackling sensation or sound.
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1. The client voids in the toilet. 2. The urine specimen is kept cold . 3. The first voided urine is discarded. 4. The preservative is placed in the collection container.
Which statement describes the pipeline of women in the workforce?
a. Women lack the training and human capital that prepares them for upper management b. Men have better training and human capital than women, which prepares them for upper management c. Women have the training and human capital that prepares them for upper management d. Training and human capital is not an issue with the leadership labyrinth
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A. Have her husband rest and, if no relief is obtained, call back B. Discuss the situation with the doctor, who will call her as soon as he gets into the office C. Call Emergency Medical Services to take her husband to the emergency department (ED) immediately D. Give her husband a third tablet and, if no relief is obtained, call an ambulance to have him transported to the ED
Initial broad-spectrum treatment of suspected or confirmed bacterial early onset sepsis should include an aminoglycoside such as gentamicin and what other antibiotics for synergy?
a. ampicillin b. cefotaxime c. vacomycin