A critically ill patient may have difficulty in getting the restorative sleep necessary for healing. A nurse will
1. Dim the lights and close the door.
2. Encourage the patient to get some exercise.
3. Refrain from waking the patient for nursing care.
4. Silence alarms on equipment to enhance rest.
ANS: 1
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When a breastfeeding mother is diagnosed with a breast abscess, which of these instructions from the nurse is correct? The mother needs to:
a. Continue to nurse on both sides to encourage milk flow. b. Immediately discontinue nursing to allow for healing. c. Temporarily discontinue nursing on the affected breast, and manually express milk and discard it. d. Temporarily discontinue nursing on affected breast, but manually express milk and give it to the baby.
The nurse explains that a baby's muscular development progresses in a pattern that is:
a. regressive. b. erratic. c. cephalocaudal. d. unpredictable.
The survivors of a patient who unexpectedly died in a hospital contact an attorney regarding a wrongful death against the hospital and two nurses. Review of the hospital's pertinent policy and procedures found them to be current
Review of the medical record revealed that policy and procedures were followed by the nurses. Based on this information, what is the likely strength of this case? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Select all that apply. 1. The survivors have a good case since hospital policy and procedures do not supersede national standards. 2. The survivors have a good case since the death was unexpected. 3. Since the patient is dead and cannot report variation from the standards no case is possible. 4. The case against the nurses is weak since they followed hospital policy and procedures. 5. The case against the hospital is weak since policies and procedures are current.
Order: Amikin (amikacin sulfate) 350 mg IVPB in 100 mL DW stat., infuse in 1h. Calculate the flow rate in drops per minute. The drop factor is 10 gtt/mL
1. 600 gtt/minute 2. 17 gtt/minute 3. 21 gtt/minute 4. 6 gtt/minute