The nurse is assisting the RN with care of a sick neonate. Which of the following tasks, if delegated by the RN, could the LPN/LVN safely perform?
A) calculating and administering physician-ordered oral medications B) administration of IV dopamine to stabilize the infant's blood pressure C) insertion of a percutaneous intravenous catheter D) fluid resuscitation of the neonate in hypovolemic shock
A
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Which are signs of respiratory distress?
a. Nasal flaring, symmetrical chest wall expansion b. Substernal retracting, SaO2 97% c. Abdominal breathing, SaO2 89% d. Symmetrical chest wall expansion, substernal retraction
A nurse collecting data on the reproductive system from a female patient is told that the patient has a vaginal discharge that is cottage cheese–like in appearance. What should the nurse recog-nize this as a common sign of?
a. Pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) b. Trichomonas vaginalis infection c. Atrophic vaginitis d. Candida albicans infection
Which is the best reason why children to choose to smoke?
a. Movies that show heroes and heroines always smoking b. Multiple factors, including media and peer pressure c. The addictive effects of nicotine d. The tobacco companies, which advertise heavily
The nurse is caring for a patient with a schizophrenia spectrum disorder (SSD). Which neurochemical explanation should the nurse recall about the risk of symptoms increasing? (Select all that apply.)
1. Use of drugs that increase dopaminergic activity 2. A decrease in dopaminergic activity in the brain 3. An increase in gray matter in the anterior cingulate and hippocampus 4. A reduction in the structural gray matter of the bilateral frontal lobe and amygdala 5. Mitochondrial reduction of density and volume, including defective mitochondrial energy production