A client with myeloid metaplasia is experiencing joint pain, guiac-positive stools, and a platelet count of 31,000 per mm3
If a PRN dose of meperidine (Demerol) is ordered by all of the fol-lowing routes, choose the route the nurse should avoid using to give the medication.
a. Intramuscular
b. Intravenous
c. Oral
d. Subcutaneous
A
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A mother is concerned because her 9-year-old boy has developed the habit of twitching his eyes and flipping his hair while communicating with anyone. What is the best nursing response to this parent?
a. "This may indicate that he needs eyeglasses." b. "Children sometimes do these things for attention." c. "This behavior suggests low self-esteem." d. "Tics appear when a child is under stress."
The chief symptom a critical care nurse will assess for in a patient with an aortic aneurysm is
A) sudden, intense chest pain. B) severe hypotension. C) sudden mental confusion and disorientation. D) none. The patient is usually asymptomatic.
A client is experiencing intractable pain related to terminal pancreatic cancer. What does the nurse understand is the goal of palliative sedation for this patient?
A) To administer sedative medication at the minimum dosage necessary to decrease consciousness and relieve pain B) To administer analgesics at the highest dose possible to relieve the pain related to the pancreatic cancer C) To only require the use of analgesics and decrease the amount of sedation required to keep the client comfortable D) To decrease the amount of sedative and analgesics to avoid prolonging the client's life
A person has fainted. What should you do?
a. Lower the person to the ground safely. b. Lower the person's legs. c. Start CPR. d. Give rescue breaths.