During resuscitation of a patient with a substance overdose, the plan of care includes administration of an antidote. What is the nursing priority of care?
A) Administer the generic antidote to all drugs.
B) Identify the poison and time of exposure.
C) Consult poison control as there are numerous antidotes.
D) Wait for serum and urine toxicology results.
B
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A 7-year-old with a head injury is hospitalized after losing consciousness when he was hit in the head with a bat at baseball practice. The child was not wearing a helmet
The last set of vital signs showed heart rate 48, BP 148/74, respiratory rate 28 and irregular. The nurse suspects that these vital signs are: 1. Probably normal for this child. 2. A sign of increased intracranial pressure. 3. A sign that this child has a spinal cord injury. 4. Typical for a sleeping child at this age.
The nurse provides discharge teaching to an older patient recovering from a deep vein thrombosis. Which patient statement indicates that teaching has been effective?
1. "I will limit my fluid intake." 2. "I will rest several additional hours every day." 3. "I will take my medication every day as prescribed." 4. "I will only cross my legs when reading after dinner."
The ordered dose is 0.25 g. Solution available is 250 mg/mL. Calculate the dosage volume
What will be an ideal response?
To prevent falls, parents of toddlers should be taught to:
a. Always carry their children up and down the stairs b. Secure child to changing table of leaving the child unattended c. Leave the crib rail down so that child can climb in and out of the crib with ease d. Lock basement doors and use gates at top and bottom of the stairs