A patient being treated with topical mafenide acetate for third-degree burns is demonstrating facial and neck edema. What does the nurse realize is the most likely reason?
A. The patient is reacting positively to the medication.
B. The patient needs an increase in dosage of the medication.
C. The patient is not responding to the medication.
D. The patient is developing hypersensitivity to the medication.
Answer: D
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What characteristics would cause the manager to classify an employee as marginal? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Standard Text: Select all that apply
1. The employee works only when client census calls for additional staff. 2. The employee's work does not improve with coaching. 3. The employee just made an error for which discipline has already been done twice. 4. The employee has worked at the facility for less than 1 month. 5. The employee does not mix well with the other staff, but stays on the margins of the group.
Which statement is most true about large for gestational age (LGA) infants?
a. They weigh more than 3500 g. b. They are above the 80th percentile on gestational growth charts. c. They are prone to hypoglycemia, polycythemia, and birth injuries. d. Postmaturity syndrome and fractured clavicles are the most common complications.
An adolescent reports the following: "I get up at 6 a.m., I attend early-morning band classes three times each week, I play sports for two hours each day after school, and homework takes me three hours each night. I always feel tired."
During assessment of this client, the priority history question for the nurse to ask is which of the following? 1. How many hours of sleep do you get each night? 2. Do you consume foods high in iron? 3. Do you think you are doing too much? 4. Have you considered talking with your teachers about decreasing your homework, since you have so many extracurricular activities?
The nurse advises the mother to give fruit juices along with fruit during the baby's feedings. The purpose of this fruit juice is mainly to:
a. prevent constipation b. hydrate the baby c. enhance absorption of iron in the cereal d. minimize leaching of calcium from the body