When caring for a patient with an electrical burn injury, which order from the health care provider should the nurse question?
a. mannitol 75 gm IV
b. urine for myoglobulin
c. LR at 25 mL/h
d. sodium bicarbonate 24 mEq q.4h
Ans: c. LR at 25 mL/h
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What will be an ideal response?
When administering a gamma-globulin infusion what nursing guideline applies?
A) Do not exceed an infusion rate of 10 mL/min. B) Observe patients with high gamma-globulin rates for severe reactions over patients with low gamma-globulin rates. C) Weigh the patient after treatment. D) Administer pretreatment prophylactic antihistamine as ordered 30 minutes prior to infusion.
A patient tells the nurse, "I'll let you do whatever you think is best for me." The patient does very little independently without calling for assistance. The nurses conclude that the patient is demonstrating which personality characteristic?
a. Acceptance b. Sense of control c. Coping d. Dependence
The client with anemia asks the nurse what usually causes anemia. The nurse's best reply is:
a. "The most common cause is a history of pancreatitis." b. "Although anemia can have several causes, the most common is nutritional deficits." c. "Your anemia was probably cause by genetic predisposition to anemia.". d. "Anemia is a common side effect of medications.