Select the action by the nurse that best helps reduce intracranial pressure in a client who sustained a head injury after a diving accident
a. Use a manual respirator (ambu-bag) to hyperventilate the client.
b. Have the client breathe slowly into a paper bag.
c. Administer 1 amp of sodium bicarbonate intravenously slowly.
d. Maintain the client in a supine position.
A
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a. "I will finally be able to eat a regular diet." b. "I will establish a routine for checking any skin changes." c. "I will check my blood pressure regularly to make sure it's not too high." d. "After my drug regimen is established, I won't have to worry about rejection."
A patient is to receive 500 mL lactated Ringer solution infused at a rate of 80 mL/hr. If the IV was started at 7:00 PM, when will it be completed? _______________
a. 2:00 AM b. 1:20 PM c. 1:15 AM d. 1:00 PM
Convert 42.5% to decimal form
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The patient has had a neck resection with a radial forearm free flap. The nurse assesses the graft and notes the color to be blue with mottling. What might this indicate?
A) A viable graft B) Venous congestion C) Arterial occlusion D) A room that is too cool