The client calls the health care provider's office stating that her preschooler drank laundry detergent from under the sink. Which statement by the parent needs further instruction?
What will be an ideal response?
"I will use syrup of ipecac to get it out of my child's system."
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The client being discharged home after a bone marrow transplantation for leukemia asks why protection from injury is so important. What is the nurse's best response?
A. "The transplanted bone marrow cells are very fragile and trauma could result in rejection of the transplant." B. "Trauma is likely to result in loss of skin integrity, increasing the risk for infection when you are already immunosuppressed." C. "Platelet recovery is slower than white blood cell recovery and you remain at risk longer for bleeding than you do for infection." D. "The medication regimen after transplantation includes drugs that slow down cell division, making healing after any injury more difficult."
A nurse's coworker makes a practice of telling offensive jokes or stories with a sexual undertone during the shift. The best action of the nurse is to:
1. Ignore the coworker and walk away. 2. Report the incident to the nurse manager. 3. Tell the coworker to stop the activity because the conduct is offensive. 4. Ask to be scheduled opposite this coworker.
A patient is receiving bisacodyl. A component of patient education should include which of the following instructions?
1. Swallow the pills intact. 2. Take pills with milk or dairy products. 3. Use antacids simultaneously. 4. Use daily for best results.
Which factors may affect the volume of cardiac output? (Select all that apply.)
a. Heart rate b. Peripheral pulses c. Preload d. Contraction strength e. Afterload