The nurse is caring for a postpartum patient who is receiving IV antibiotics and supportive care for endometritis. Which finding should the nurse report immediately?
A) Gradually decreasing temperature and pulse rate
B) Breast-feeding
C) Steadily decreasing volume of urine
D) Excessive diaphoresis
Ans: C
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A) History of smoking B) Lack of exercise C) Poor dietary habits D) Homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia
Levi's mother has requested a priest to baptize him during his hospitalization. Baptism in the Christian faith is seen as:
1. A rite of passage for all people. 2. A ritual performed before the death of a child. 3. A prayer service. 4. A ritual for persons to be followers of Jesus Christ.
A migrant farmworker has been injured while working on the farm. Which of the following would provide assistance to care for this injury?
a. Emergency department for immediate care b. Migrant Health Act clinics c. OSHA, because the man was injured by farm machinery d. Workers' Compensation, because injury was at work
The nurse is completing the preoperative checklist for an adult female client who is scheduled for an operative procedure later in the morning
Which of the following preoperative assessment findings for this client indicates a need to con-tact the surgeon? 1. Hemoglobin (Hgb) 14 g/100 mL 2. Blood urea nitrogen (BUN) 15 mg/100 mL 3. Platelets 300,000/mm3 4. Serum creatinine 3.2 mg/100 mL