The pediatric nurse contacts the physician about the results of a culture and sensitivity swab taken from a child's postsurgical wound that is not healing properly
The doctor suspects cellulitis due to the tenderness and erythema surrounding the area. The most likely causative organism is:
A) Staphylococcus pyogenes.
B) Streptococcus pyogenes.
C) Staphylococcus aureus.
D) Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
B
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The client with lymphoma who is considering a stem cell transplant asks what is the difference between a stem cell transplant and a bone marrow transplant. What is the nurse's best response?
A. "Bone marrow transplantation requires more chemotherapy and radiation than does stem cell transplantation." B. "A bone marrow transplant is one type of stem cell transplant. The only difference is the source of the stem cells." C. "A stem cell transplant is useful for solid tumor cancers, but a bone marrow transplant is needed for lymphoma." D. "Cells for a stem cell transplant can come from a person other than a family member related by blood, but cells for a bone marrow transplant must come from a blood relative."
An older adult patient has fluctuating levels of awareness, anxiety, and appears to be picking things out of the air. The patient says, "I saw my granddaughter standing at the foot of the bed last night." The nurse should suspect
a. delirium. b. dementia. c. schizophrenia. d. bipolar disorder.
A client who is a fresh postoperative endovascular repair is complaining of numbness and tingling in his right foot. The nurse checks for pedal pulses and finds one only in the left foot. The right foot is cool and pale
What is the next step for the nurse to take? 1. Contact the health care provider. 2. Take the client's blood pressure. 3. Listen to the client's lungs. 4. Provide the client with pain medication.
Tetany symptoms result from severe calcium deficit. The nurse checks for symptoms of tetany. Which symptoms are associated with tetany? (Select all that apply.)
a. twitching of the mouth and numbness of the fingers b. muscle weakness c. carpopedal spasms d. laryngeal spasm