The nurse who uses a regular sized adult blood pressure cuff on a large adult will get a blood pressure reading that is falsely __________
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
elevated
high
The small cuff compresses the artery in a narrow local area and causes a greater compression that a cuff that is better suited. The result is a falsely high reading.
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A nurse cares for a client who is prescribed 4 mg of calcium gluconate to infuse over 5 hours. The pharmacy provides 2 premixed infusion bags with 2 mg of calcium gluconate in 100 mL of D5W. At what rate should the nurse administer this medication?
(Record your answer using a whole number.) ____ mL/hr
The OB nurse assesses moderate baseline variability on the fetal heart monitor. What action by the nurse is best?
A. Administer a bolus of IV fluids. B. Discontinue oxytocin, if it is being delivered. C. Document the findings in the woman's chart. D. Perform fetal scalp or vibroacoustic stimulation.
Which question would best help a nurse assess feminist issues regarding treatment options for a woman of a culture with an Eastern worldview?
a. "What does someone of your culture call this illness?" b. "How does someone with this illness usually behave?" c. "How does being a woman affect someone with this illness?" d. "How do people of your culture express dislike or displeasure?"
A nursing student's grandmother relates a time in the 1920s when medications were selected based upon the recommendation of a nurse who lived in the neighborhood. How is this possible?
1. This student's grandmother must have lived on a military base or facility where nurses were granted this privilege 2. Medications have always been selected based upon physician prescription. 3. Prior to 1938, most medications were over-the-counter and nurses were instrumental in their choice. 4. Prescriptive authority was removed from nurse practice acts in the 1950s.