It is all right for patients to place objects down the cast to scratch.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)
False
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A patient with dysphagia is scheduled for PEG tube insertion and asks the nurse how the tube will stay in place. What is the nurse's best response?
A) Adhesive holds a flange in place against the abdominal skin. B) A stitch holds the tube in place externally. C) The tube is stitched to the abdominal skin externally and the stomach wall internally. D) An internal retention disc secures the tube against the stomach wall.
After administering cyclophosphamide to a client the nurse should:
a. continue to monitor the client's urine pH. b. administer leucovorin to decrease serum uric acid. c. administer mesna to rescue the bladder. d. add sodium bicarbonate to the IV fluids.
Which would be an appropriate nursing intervention for the child with a tension headache?
a. Assess for an aura. b. Maintain complete bed rest. c. Administer pharmacological headache relief measures. d. Assess for nausea and vomiting.
An outbreak of German measles has occurred at the middle school. The school nurse has been notifying the parents of the children, along with the staff. The best prevention against contracting the highly contagious disease is:
1. To keep ill children at home. 2. To let children come to school after 16 days from the last known day of exposure because if there are no signs and symptoms, the child will not become ill. 3. Receiving the MMR vaccine. 4. Good hand washing.