Which of the following signs or symptoms would lead the nurse to suspect that a postpartum client is experiencing hypovolemic shock?
A) Lightheadedness
B) Severe localized pain
C) Cyanosis and oliguria
D) Increased rectal pressure
C
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During a staff meeting, a nurse makes the following remark about the clients on the unit, "These clients are just trying to avoid the problems of life. They just need to go out and work
" Which of the following responses best demonstrates the charge nurse's respectful attitude toward this nurse? 1. "I agree that most clients are just avoiding life, but our mission is to provide care." 2. "It is not our responsibility to determine whether clients have problems or not." 3. "You seem to be having trouble accepting the fact that clients can lose emotional control of their lives. Why don't we talk about this as a group?" 4. "When you say that our clients are just avoiding life problems, it sounds like you are frustrated by the needs our clients express. Am I hearing you correctly?"
The nurse is providing patient education to a patient who has just been given a new prescription for sublingual nitroglycerin tablets. Which statement by the patient would indicate a need for additional teaching? "I should
a. take the nitro every 2 to 3 minutes until my pain goes away." b. take one tablet every 5 minutes, up to a total of three tablets if needed." c. store my nitroglycerin in its original dark bottle to protect it from light." d. keep the bottle of nitro tightly closed to protect the tablets."
Who of the following can assume the role of the scrub nurse/assistant? (Select all that apply.)
a. RN b. LPN c. CST d. Licensed nursing assistant e. Medical transcriptionist
A school child has epistaxis. The school nurse appropriately intervenes by:
1. Tilting the child's head forward, squeezing the nares below the nasal bone, and applying ice to the nose. 2. Tilting the child's head back, squeezing the bridge of the nose, and applying a warm moist pack to the nose. 3. Lying the child down and applying no pressure or ice or warm pack. 4. Immediately packing the nares with a cotton ball soaked with Neo-Synephrine