Immediately after a client's death and before the body is moved to the mortuary, which of these actions should the nurse take?
a. Obtain permission for an autopsy.
b. Cancel arrangements for hospice care.
c. Administer palliative care.
d. Give postmortem care.
D
Postmortem care is given immediately after death but before the body is moved to the mortuary.
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1. Postoperative 2. Preoperative 3. Perioperative 4. Intraoperative
What type of hypothesis is "Postoperative pediatric patients who use TENS (transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation) will have a different level of pain than pediatric postoperative patients who do not use TENS"?
1. Simple and directional. 2. Complex and directional. 3. Simple and nondirectional. 4. Complex and nondirectional.
Nephrotic syndrome causes loss of excessive amounts of
a. fluid. b. protein. c. sodium. d. calcium.
Select the group that has the local anesthetics listed in order of increasing duration of action.
A. Opthetic, Geritrex, Lidoderm B. Geritrex, Lidoderm, Opthetic C. Lidoderm, Opthetic, Geritrex D. None of the above