The nurse documents that the patient's left eye is draining clear fluid. The nurse charts:
A) OD with clear drainage.
B) OS with clear drainage.
C) OU with clear drainage.
D) None of the above.
B
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A 25-year-old primigravida is 20 weeks pregnant. At the clinic, her nurse begins a prenatal assessment and obtains the following vital signs. Which finding would require the nurse to contact the physician?
1. Pulse 88/min 2. Respirations 30/min 3. Temperature 37.4°C (99.3°F) 4. Blood pressure 134/82
For which reason would the physician not order a narcotic agonist analgesic when a patient has abdominal pain of undetermined origin?
a. A narcotic is too strong to use in undetermined pain. b. It will make it difficult to diagnose the cause of the pain. c. Narcotics are very addicting. d. Undetermined pain will respond better to nonnarcotic medications.
The nurse is providing care to an adolescent client who has a history of vomiting after eating. Which diagnostic tests does the nurse anticipate when providing care to this client?
Select all that apply. A) Complete blood count B) Serum electrolytes C) BUN and creatinine D) Urine drug screen E) Barium enema
An intravenous (IV) administration of doxycycline (Vibramycin) has extravasated. What nursing action should be implemented after stopping the IV line?
a. Notify the physician, and restart the IV line in another site. b. Restart the IV line at another site and document the extravasation. c. Flush NS through cannula at the insertion site. d. Discard the IV tubing and the IV bag.