A client weighs 4.5 kilograms. How many pounds should the nurse document on the chart?
A) 2.4
B) 2.9
C) 9.4
D) 9.9
D
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The nurse is attempting to withdraw 1 mL of fluid into a 3 mL syringe, and is pulling on the plunger. The fluid is not flowing into the syringe, and the nurse has withdrawn the plunger to the 2.5 mL line
Which action would the nurse take to correct this problem? 1. Change the needle because the current needle is clogged. 2. Inject air into the vial and draw out the remaining fluid. 3. Throw the vial away and obtain a new one, because this one is defective. 4. Obtain a larger syringe to withdraw the medication.
Atropine is prescribed for a patient with gastrointestinal hypermotility. Which of the following conditions would warrant withholding the drug?
a. Biliary colic b. Narrow-angle glaucoma c. Peptic ulcer disease d. Sinus bradycardia
The family of a spinal cord–injured patient is concerned with the lack of bowel function 2 days after injury. The nurse's best response would be:
1. "Due to his injury, he will always need to have enemas for bowel evacuation." 2. "Medical management is delaying bowel action, because it places pressure on the injury." 3. "Bowel function should return about 3 days after the accident." 4. "We'll just have to wait and see if bowel action returns this week."
The school nurse's role in communicable disease control is influenced by three factors necessary for the spread of communicable diseases. These three factors are:
a. transmission, susceptibility, and favorable environment b. virility of the organism, life span of the organism, and resistance of the organism c. climate, temperature, and wind or water factors d. availability of a vaccine, methods to inoculate, and population