Which of the following factors must the nurse consider when a client with cancer indicates signs of pain, nausea, and fear?
A) Infection B) Fatigue C) Ulceration D) High cholesterol levels
B
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An infant is born weighing 6 lb, 1 oz and has gastroschisis. The nurse anticipates running this infant's IV fluids at a rate of ____________________ mL/hour
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A healthy high school athlete is diagnosed with fever and cellulitis of the right knee. The infection is resistant to oral antibiotics. He then develops osteomyelitis of the right knee. If untreated, the infection could result in
A) Severe neutropenia B) Decrease white blood cells C) Normal creatinine clearance D) A fungal infection
How should the nurse respond to a parent who asks, "How can I protect my baby from whooping cough?"
a. "Don't worry; your baby will have maternal immunity to pertussis that will last until they are approximately 18 months old." b. "Make sure your child gets the pertussis vaccine." c. "See the doctor when the baby gets a respiratory infection." d. "Have your pediatrician prescribe erythromycin."
The nurse discharges the client to home with continuous oxygen at 3 L/min by nasal cannula. Which instruction does the nurse emphasize to the client and family about the client's wood stove?
1. Distance client at least eight feet from a stove. 2. Ask provider to prescribe oxygen by face mask. 3. Tell client the heating system must be changed. 4. Tell client to leave room when stove is being lit.