You are performing a review of systems on an 8-month-old infant. The infant is awake and calm. What would be the best way to begin this exam?
a. Perform the most distressing part of the exam first
b. Examine the heart, lungs, and bowel sounds
c. Perform the rectal temperature first
d. Look at the patient's chart to see what was done first on the previous shift.
B
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A) Leg pain will occur after the procedure. B) It will be done under general anesthesia. C) A narrow needle is used so there is no pain. D) The patient will have to lie on the stomach for the procedure.
What would the nurse teach a patient with a burn injury about skin changes that occur following a large burn?
1. Regulating body temperature returns with healing. 2. Healed burn areas are more susceptible to mechanical injury. 3. Sensory perception never returns once healing of a burn is complete. 4. Vitamin D from sun exposure facilitates the healing process.
2/3 à· 1/2 = _____
a. 1 1/3 b. 1/3 c. 5/8 d. 1 3/4
The nurse in the emergency department knows that clients exposed to Clostridium botulinum, an agent of bioterrorism, would likely be exhibiting which of the following clinical manifestations listed below?
A) Blindness and respiratory distress B) Hemorrhage from all orifices resulting in signs of shock and coma C) Frothy, odiferous diarrhea and dehydration D) Muscle weakness in extremities eventually leading to paralysis of respiratory muscles