A patient is being evaluated for liver disease. Which laboratory tests should the nurse expect to be prescribed for this patient? Select all that apply.
A. Alanine aminotransferase
B. Alkaline phosphatase
C. Serum potassium
D. Serum sodium
E. Aspartate aminotransferase
Answer: D
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Which of the following are appropriate responses? Select all that apply. A) Explain to the patients in the ICU that a terrorist attack is expected and that their care may be interrupted. B) Begin making preparations to move all ICU patients to other hospital facilities in the area in the event of an attack. C) Review the hospital's disaster plan and make sure that it is distributed to the rest of the medical staff. D) Determine what her specific role in the disaster plan is. E) Not be concerned because federal deployable medical teams will likely be sent to the hospital in the event of an attack. F) Check the number of ventilators available in the ICU to determine whether more would be needed in the event of an attack.
A new graduate nurse decides that working in a long-term care facility or hospital is not challenging, because old people live in the institutional setting. What should the nurse's advisor respond to this comment?
1. More than 90% of older adults live in their own homes. 2. Most elderly live in assisted-living facilities. 3. Most of the elderly are infirmed and difficult to care for. 4. Elderly clients comprise 80% of those in the institutional setting.
The nurse is completing a physical examination for a client who is anemic. In assessing the cli-ent's eyes, a sign assessed by the nurse that is consistent with the diagnosis is:
1. Xanthelasma 2. Petechiae 3. Corneal arcus 4. Pale conjunctiva
The patient requires vacuum extraction assistance. To provide easier access to the fetal head, the physician cuts a mediolateral episiotomy. After delivery, the patient asks what kind of episiotomy was performed
What is the best response for the nurse to make? "The episiotomy": 1. "Goes straight back toward your rectum." 2. "Is from your vagina toward the urethra." 3. "Is cut diagonally away from your vagina." 4. "Extends from your vagina into your rectum."