Curvature of the spine
What will be an ideal response?
ANS: Lordosis
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He is receiving intravenous (IV) fluids but has not requested pain medication since surgery. Seven hours later, his vital signs are P, 98 bpm; R, 26 breaths per minute; and BP, 164/90 mm Hg; and he denies pain. Which intervention should the nurse im-plement? a. Administer an opioid medication by IV route. b. Check the surgical dressing for bleeding. c. Report the vital signs to the health care provider. d. Ask if he has about discomfort at the sur-gical site or any other location.
Laboratory testing has confirmed that a patient has chloroquine-resistant malaria and the patient's physician has prescribed quinine along with an adjunctive drug. The nurse should question the physician's order if the patient has a history of
A) osteoporosis or low bone density. B) chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). C) diabetes mellitus. D) cardiac arrhythmias.
The nurse manager is preparing to hold a counseling session with a certified nursing assistant who has been consistently coming to work late. What strategies should the nurse manager use? (Select all that apply.)
1. Conduct counseling in private 2. Keep session brief 3. Avoid wording that will seem confrontational 4. Emphasize the negative behavior repeatedly 5. Sympathize with the employee
When using anticipatory guidance to prepare a 5-year-old for an IM injection, the nurse should state:
a. "Ethan, I'm going to give you a shot." b. "Ethan, the doctor wants you to have some medicine, and it will hurt." c. "Ethan, some medicine can only be given with a needle." d. "Ethan, I am going to give you some medicine that will sting, but only for a little while."