When assessing a newborn with infant respiratory distress syndrome, who is receiving surfactant therapy, which finding should alert the nurse of a complication of this medication?
A) Pulmonary edema
B) Development of a new heart murmur
C) Bleeding into the lungs
D) Decreased urinary output
C) Bleeding into the lungs
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The patient is due to begin treatment with invermectin. During the patient teaching session, he is taught that the best time of day to take this medication is:
a. At night, after his evening meal b. Three times daily, scheduled to coordinate with meals c. In the morning, after his breakfast d. In the morning before breakfast
The nurse stops to think about a previous patient care situation before providing care to a current patient. What type of thinking is this nurse performing?
1. Reflective 2. Divergent 3. Systematic 4. Creative
The client tells the nurse during the preoperative history that he is a three-pack a day cigarette smoker. This information alerts the nurse to which potential complication during the intraoperative and postoperative periods?
A. A decreased tolerance to pain B. A decreased clotting ability C. An increased risk for atelectasis and hypoxia D. An increased risk for excessive scar tissue formation
A nursing student finds that she comes down with a sinus infection toward the end of every semester. When this occurs, which stage of stress is the student most likely experiencing?
A. Alarm reaction stage B. Stage of resistance C. Stage of exhaustion D. Fight-or-flight stage