What can a nurse do to prevent an IV infiltration?
What will be an ideal response?
• The nurse checks that the IV is not hung higher than 36 inches above the IV site.
• The nurse regularly assesses the IV site.
• The nurse teaches the client to report any discomfort or swelling at the IV site.
• The nurse listens to and takes nursing interventions on the client's concerns.
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Which of the following actions best describes how the fluid is removed from the abdominal cavity if ascites develops in the cirrhosis client?
A) Perform a liver biopsy. B) Perform an abdominal paracentesis. C) Perform a thoracentesis. D) Insert a catheter in the bladder.
Which is the most commonly held belief about older adults that transcends most cultures?
1) Older people are to be respected and revered. 2) Old age is a state of mind. 3) Older people have an important role in teaching and keeping rituals. 4) Older people are respected and are believed to become wiser with age.
In hypospadias the urethral meatus is located in which of the following places?
a. on the dorsal side of the penis toward the distal end b. at any point along the ventral side of the penis or on the scrotum or perineum c. slightly under a larger-than-normal foreskin if uncircumcised or at the outer perimeter of the head of the penis if circumcised d. at the end of the ventral side of the penis, near, but not on the head of, the penis
When a nurse asks herself questions such as "Why am I here?," the nurse is attempting to:
A) develop the concepts of holism and integration. B) become a more spiritual being for other people. C) develop a philosophical base for clearer thinking. D) strive toward unity with the higher power.