A client who has a history of severe arteriosclerosis requires a repair of a laceration. Which property contained in a local anesthetic should the nurse recognize is safe to administer to the client?
A. Epinephrine
B. Sodium bicarbonate
C. Benzocaine
D. Proparacaine (Alcaine)
Answer: B
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Which Navajo American Indian divination method will women practice to diagnose the cause of a disease?
A. Motion in the hand B. Listening C. Singing D. Stargazing
The nurse is caring for a client who has an order for Lofstrand crutches to assist with mobility. The client asks what the crutch looks like. Which description of the crutch by the nurse is the most accurate?
1. It rests just under the axilla with a hand bar. 2. It has a cuff for the upper arm. 3. It extends to the forearm and has a metal cuff around the forearm to stabilize the wrist. 4. It has a rubber tip to prevent slippage on a floor surface.
Which statement regarding conscious sedation is true?
A. Only an anesthesiologist or certified registered nurse anesthetist may administer agents for conscious sedation. B. The basis for pain relief and amnesia during conscious sedation is hypnosis. C. The client remains alert and awake during the process. D. Defensive reflexes remain intact during the procedure.
A graduate nurse hired to work in a medical unit of a hospital is attending an orientation session. The nurse educator, discussing care maps, asks the graduate nurse whether she understands how a care map is used. Which response indicates understanding?
A. "The care map is developed by a nurse and identifies nursing diagnoses." B. "The care map is a plan that is used only by the nurse to provide client care." C. "The care map outlines the day-to-day expected outcomes of care and the outcomes anticipated at discharge." D. "The care map is a standard plan, rather than an individualized one, that is developed strictly by a nurse and used for a client with a particular diagnosis."