Which technique should a nurse implement when changing a postoperative dressing?
a. Enteric isolation
b. Aseptic technique
c. Clean technique
d. Respiratory isolation
B
The aseptic technique is important to reduce the risk of infection.
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The health care facility has sponsored a continuing education offering on emergency management of pandemic influenza. At lunch, a nurse is overheard saying, "I'm not going to take care of anyone that might have that flu
" What is true of this statement? 1. It reflects defamation and may result in legal action against the nurse. 2. The nurse has the right to refuse to care for anyone that could endanger the nurse. 3. The nurse has no greater obligation than a lay person to care for the sick or injured in an emergency. 4. This statement is a breach of the Code of Ethics for Nurses.
The nurse uses a visual aid to demonstrate the process of a mechanical bowel obstruction that occurs when:
a. a tumor obstructs the lumen of the bowel. b. a paralytic ileus causes cessation of peris-talsis. c. the bowel is inflamed by diverticulitis. d. the bowel motility is slowed by antidiarr-heal drugs.
The hospital outreach nurse is teaching a community program about chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Which concept should the nurse keep in mind while preparing for this program?
A) Smoking is associated with all cases of COPD. B) COPD is always caused by a genetic mutation. C) An interaction between genetic and inhaled irritants may cause COPD. D) Nonsmokers do not develop COPD.
Peritonitis produces bowel sounds that are:
a. hypoactive. b. hyperactive. c. high-pitched. d. absent.