A 10-year-old girl is brought to the emergency department manifesting the following physical symptoms: sweating, nausea, headache, abdominal cramps, cool moist skin, and an elevated temperature
The child's mother reports that since this was the first warm day of summer, they spent most of the day at the beach. This patient is experiencing ___________. Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
heat exhaustion
This child is experiencing a heat-related illness known as heat exhaustion. Treatment
includes moving the child to a cool environment and applying cool moist cloths to the
skin, removing clothing or changing her to dry clothing, elevating her legs, and offering
oral rehydration fluids if no altered mental status or vomiting is evident.
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A 61-year-old client recently suffered left-sided paralysis from a cerebrovascular accident (stroke). In planning care for this client, the nurse implements which one of the following as an appropriate intervention?
1. Encourage an even gait when walking in place. 2. Assess the extremities for unilateral swelling and muscle atrophy. 3. Encourage holding the breath frequently to hyperinflate the client's lungs. 4. Teach the use of a two-point crutch technique for ambulation.
Which statement by a client who has received a prescription for ciprofloxacin (Cipro) indicates that further instruction by the nurse is needed?
1. "I will drink more coffee to make sure I get more fluids." 2. "I will make sure and wear sunscreen when I go outside to do my gardening." 3. "If my knees start hurting, I will call the doctor immediately." 4. "I won't take any antacids until I have finished this medication."
Which clinical manifestation of septic shock confirms an elevation in immune system response?
a. Tachycardia b. Increased white blood cell count c. Low respiratory rate d. Hypothermia
The client asks the nurse what common side effects of calcium channel blockers are. What should the nurse include in client teaching?(Select all that apply.)
1. Headache 2. Constipation 3. Epistaxis 4. Edema of lower extremities 5. Dysuria