The nurse is preparing to administer total parenteral nutrition intravenously to a patient with malnutrition. What fat soluble vitamin should the nurse note is absent from the nutritional mixture?
A. Vitamin A
B. Vitamin E
C. Vitamin K
D. Vitamin D
Answer: C
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1. Percussion 2. Questioning 3. Auscultation 4. Inspection
A hospitalized patient with AIDS is immunocompromised and is scheduled for an abdominal radiograph. How should the nurse safely facilitate the test?
A) Arrange for a portable x-ray machine to be used. B) Have a patient wear a mask to the x-ray department. C) Have the x-ray department disinfected prior to the patient's arrival. D) Send the patient to the x-ray department, and have the staff in the department put on masks.
A client has undergone radiation therapy to reduce the size of an esophageal tumor. The nurse should be especially vigilant in assessing for
a. prolonged epistaxis. b. sudden onset of diarrhea. c. esophageal stenosis. d. projectile vomiting.
A client has been treated with an erythropoiesis-stimulating factor. Which client assessment would the nurse interpret as indicating the goal of this treatment has been reached?
1. The client's hemoglobin values have risen. 2. The client reports less shortness of breath on exertion. 3. The client has not had an episode of epistaxis in over three weeks. 4. The client reports enjoying a walk with family for the first time in months. 5. The client has not had a fever since treatment began.