The nurse is monitoring a pregnant woman who is at high risk for the development of disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC). What physical assessment findings would indicate of DIC?
A) Urine clear without sediment at 40 mL/hr
B) Oozing blood from all intravenous sites
C) All vital signs within expected parameters for pregnancy
D) Absence of elevated protein in urine or serum
B
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Your assessment of a patient reveals pupils sluggish to light, a response only to vigorous, continuous stimuli, and intact reflexes. This level of consciousness is referred to as
a. confusion. c. stupor. b. lethargy. d. coma.
An elderly patient comes to the clinic with her daughter. The patient is a diabetic and is concerned about foot care
The nurse goes over foot care with the patient and her daughter as the nurse realizes that foot care is extremely important. Why would the nurse feel that foot care is so important to this patient? A) An elderly patient with foot ulcers experiences severe foot pain due to the diabetic polyneuropathy. B) Avoiding the complications associated with foot ulcers may mean the difference between institutionalization and continued independent living. C) Hypoglycemia is a dangerous situation and it may lead to unsteadiness of the feet and falls. D) Drugs that the patients are required to take for their diabetic condition often decrease circulation to the lower extremities.
A female client has been admitted to the acute care unit with complaints of abdominal pain, nausea, and vomiting
During the interview the nurse determines the client's history includes pelvic inflammatory disease, mitral valve prolapse, and childbirth. The assessment finds the client's vital signs to be within normal limits. When analyzing the available data, what items should be clustered together? 1. Vital signs, complaints of pain history of childbirth 2. Abdominal pain, nausea, vomiting, and history of pelvic inflammatory disease 3. Gender, history of mitral valve prolapse, and vital signs 4. History of pelvic inflammatory disease, mitral valve prolapse, and pain scale reports