A burn victim is brought to the emergency room. While assessing this patient, the nurse notes that the patient's face is a cherry-red color. What should the nurse suspect?
A) Carbon monoxide poisoning
B) Anemia
C) Jaundice
D) Uremia
Ans: A
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The nurse suspects precocious puberty in the girl who begins showing signs of puberty at the age of:
1. 7 years. 2. 10 years. 3. 13 years. 4. 8 years.
A student nurse is preparing to take a blood pressure (BP) on a client who has a peripheral IV line in the left arm. What instruction by the faculty member is most important?
a. "Use the arm that doesn't have the IV site in it." b. "Don't inflate the cuff too high if you use the left arm." c. "Make sure the IV line is secure before taking the BP." d. "While the BP is taken, a little backflow of the IV is okay."
With which disorder or organism is a killed vaccine used to trigger immunity?
a. Tetanus b. Influenza c. Hepatitis B d. Human papilloma virus
A newly hospitalized patient has needle tracks on both arms. A friend states that the patient uses heroin daily but has not used in the past 24 hours. The nurse should assess the patient for:
a. slurred speech, excessive drowsiness, and bradycardia b. paranoid delusions, tactile hallucinations, and panic c. runny nose, yawning, insomnia, and chills d. anxiety, agitation, and aggression