The RN knows that adherence to standards of care and hospital policies and procedures, as well as exercising care that a reasonable nurse would demonstrate in similar circumstances, will limit risk for common areas of risk in all of the following
EXCEPT:
A) Documentation errors
B) Attendance errors
C) Medication errors
D) Patient falls
B
Attendance errors
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A child suffers from absence seizures and has been prescribed acetazolamide (Diamox). The nurse should know that this medication is an adjuvant medication useful in the treatment of seizures. What is the therapeutic action of Diamox?
A) It slows the action potential of neurons. B) It slows the reuptake of acetylcholine. C) It suppresses the limbic and reticular systems. D) It controls fluid secretion in the CNS.
The nurse is caring for a patient who is taking rifabutin (Mycobutin). The patient begins to complain of a sudden onset of eye pain and blurred vision. The nurse suspects the patient is experiencing
a. cataracts. b. uveitis. c. glaucoma-like syndrome. d. conjunctivitis.
In performing a cardiac exam in a person with MVP, you expect to find:
a. an early to mid systolic, crescendo-descrescendo murmur b. a pansystolic murmur c. a low-pitched, diastolic rumble d. a mid to late systolic murmur
The nurse is helping to evaluate several patients to determine candidacy for the Ilizaroz external fixation device. Which patient is the best candidate?
a) Older woman who lives alone with a fracture of nonunion b) Child with congenital bone deformity whose mother is a licensed practical nurse c) Teenager with an open fracture and bone loss of the left lower leg d) Middle aged man with a new comminuted fracture of the dominant forearm