A client with acidosis resulting from hypovolemic shock has been ordered to receive intravenous fluid replacement. What fluid preparation should the nurse be ready to adminis-ter?
A. Normal saline
B. Ringer's lactate
C. 5% dextrose in water
D. 5% dextrose in 0.45% normal saline
B
Ringer's lactate is an isotonic solution that acts as a volume expander. Additionally, the lactate acts as a buffer in the presence of acidosis.
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1. "I will go and get a clergyman to help you." 2. "God has nothing to do with what happened to you." 3. "You need to strengthen your faith if you want to be able to survives this tragedy." 4. "Tell me more about what your faith means to you and, if you wish, I will get a clergyman to talk to you more about this tragedy."
The nurse manager who makes sure that the nurses working in a local clinic are competent is an example of the public health core function of
a. Assurance b. Assessment c. Prevention d. Policy development
Contracture is defined as
A) wasting of muscle tissue. B) inability to move. C) abnormal shortening of a muscle. D) all of the above
Mrs. Beasley is a 75-year-old patient who is being discharged home after a stroke left her with left-sided weakness. The nurse who is planning the patient teaching is determining the best approach for Mrs. Beasley, given her age
Of the following strategies, which is the best for the nurse to use? A. Provide all the teaching at once, immediately before going home so Mrs. Beasley will remember it. B. Teach Mrs. Beasley with the aid of a computer to demonstrate that the discharge instructions are on the hospital webpage. C. Provide Mrs. Beasley with generic patient discharge information about strokes. D. Provide information based on Mrs. Beasley's needs in frequent sessions.