A physician orders a diagnostic workup for a patient who presents with the symptoms of hereditary spherocytosis. The nurse knows that laboratory tests for this condition often reveal:
A) intermediate hemoglobin levels.
B) abnormal mean corpuscular volume.
C) large, dense, oval-shaped red cells.
D) increased red cell osmotic fragility.
D
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A normal laboratory finding following a burn injury is
A) decreased leukocytes. B) decreased blood urea nitrogen (BUN) level. C) increased hematocrit. D) decreased potassium.
A patient who has chronic allergies takes loratadine [Claritin] and develops a severe reaction to bee stings. The patient asks the nurse why the antihistamine did not prevent the reaction. What will the nurse say?
a. "Allergy symptoms that are severe are caused by mediators other than hista-mine." b. "H1 blockers do not prevent the release of histamine from mast cells and basophils." c. "Second-generation H1 blockers contain less active drug and do not work in severe reactions." d. "Severe allergic reactions occur through actions on muscarinic receptors."
A nursing instructor is teaching a group of student nurses about culture. When teaching the students nurses about the concept of ethnocentrism, the student nurses demonstrate cultural sensitivity when they state that their culture
a. is superior to others. b. has the right to impose its standards of "correct" behavior and values on another. c. is a culture that warrants a sense of pride. d. should be the norm because it is considered better or more enlightened than others.
A nurse partners with multiple agencies in the community to create a support group for those di-agnosed with addiction in the community. Which of the following levels of prevention is being implemented?
a. Primary b. Secondary c. Tertiary d. Health promotion