The nurse notes the client has bluish, grayish, and purplish discolorations of the skin. The nurse documents this as:
a. acrocyanosis c. cyanosis
b. anoxia d. hypoxemia
C
Cyanosis is bluish, grayish, or purplish discoloration of the skin due to abnormal amounts of hemoglobin in the blood.
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The renal patient with hyperkalemia may get glucose and insulin administered because
A) potassium is lowered as it binds with glucose. B) they shift potassium into cellular pools. C) a diuretic effect is achieved, decreasing potassium. D) increasing the fluid volume with glucose and insulin helps to decrease potassium.
Which of the following general assessment criteria guide the selection for transplantation? Select all that apply
A) Age B) Presence of infection C) Presence of malignancy D) Health insurance
The nurse is caring for a client with septic shock and MODS. The client's family member tearfully tells the nurse, "The doctor said my mother's organs are shutting down. How did that happen?" Which of the following is the best response?
1. "Deprivation of oxygen during shock causes organs to fail to function properly.". 2. "The infection attacks and destroys each organ, causing them to fail.". 3. "Fever damages the brain, which controls all organs.". 4. "The stress of illness has overwhelmed your loved one.".
A school-aged child's great-uncle dies, and the child expresses a desire to go to the funeral. The best action on the part of the caregivers is most often to:
a. have the child stay at home with a relative b. send the child to school as usual c. include the child in appropriate activities related to the funeral and burial d. call all the other caregivers and see if anyone else is taking their child