What dressing choice should the nurse make to protect a heavily draining deep pressure ulcer?
A. Wet-to-dry gauze
B. Continuous dry cotton gauze
C. Alginate packing, dry gauze cover
D. Hydrocolloidal transparent film cover
C
Alginates are highly absorbent materials that do not damage healthy tissue. They require a top dressing to stay in place.
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a. Side and adverse effects generally increase over time. b. When tolerance develops, drug dosage should be decreased and eventually tapered off. c. These drugs usually act immediately to produce profound structural changes in the nervous system. d. These drugs may take some time to exert the changes that produce the desired effects.
Near the end of the first week of life, an infant who has not been treated for any infection develops a copper-colored, maculopapular rash on the palms and around the mouth and anus. The newborn is showing signs of
a. Gonorrhea b. Herpes simplex virus infection c. Congenital syphilis d. HIV
Which is the highest priority goal when caring for a child with sickle cell disease?
A) The family caregivers' anxiety will be reduced B) The child's skin integrity will be maintained C) The family will verbalize understanding of the disease crisis D) The child's fluid intake will improve
A child known as the neighborhood bully says, "Nobody can tell me what to do." After receiving a poor grade on a science project, this child secretly loaded a virus on the teacher's computer. These behaviors support a diagnosis of:
a. conduct disorder. b. oppositional defiant disorder. c. intermittent explosive disorder. d. attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.