When teaching parents about the development of secondary sex characteristics in female children, which of the following would the nurse include as usually appearing first?
A) Pubic hair
B) Breast buds
C) Axillary hair
D) Menses onset
B
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A nurse is implementing a voluntary approach to quality control within the organization. Which of the following describes what the nurse is implementing?
a. Accreditation b. Licensure c. Certification d. Credentialing
National Standard 3 is paramount to safety in the perioperative setting as activities associated with it are at the core of surgical practice. Which statement below best describes activities associated with Standard 3?
a. This Standard is about medication safety, and relates to how nurses handle and administer medications to patients, as well as how controlled drugs such as opioids, narcotics and sedatives are securely managed to prevent misuse. b. This Standard focuses on correct patient identification processes and ensuring accurate procedure matching to reduce wrong site surgery. c. This Standard describes how clinicians respond to a deteriorating patient in a structured, consistent and timely manner to reduce adverse events. d. This Standard covers the concepts of aseptic technique, standard and transmission-based precautions, antimicrobial stewardship, environmental cleaning, and the reprocessing and sterilisation of surgical instruments.
When a newborn has a lack of bilirubin uptake, what does the nurse suspect is occurring in the patient?
a. Biliary hypertrophy b. Physiologic jaundice c. Hepatitis A d. Infantile cirrhosis
A patient being treated for cardiogenic shock has an order for captopril (Capoten). Vital signs are blood pressure 120/70 mm Hg, pulse 85 beats/min, and respirations 16 breaths/min. What action should the nurse take regarding this medication?
a. Administer the dose. b. Give the medication 1 hour later. c. Hold the medication and notify the physician. d. Ambulate the patient until blood pressure increases.