The nurse assesses that the patient with congestive heart failure who is being treated with a diuretic has lost 5 pounds in 1 day. This weight loss is equivalent to the loss of ____________________ liters of fluid
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
2.2 liters
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An infant who was stable for a day after birth now demonstrates pallor, tachycardia, tachypnea, and circumoral cyanosis. The parent asks how the child might have a heart problem when he was stable yesterday
What information by the nurse is most accurate? A. "Blood incompatibilities can cause this problem, so we will test the mother's blood." B. "Symptoms may not appear until fetal circulation routes begin to close after birth." C. "The extra blood from the umbilical cord may have kept the baby stable for a while." D. "Your baby may have gotten an infection during birth that now is causing problems."
While making your initial rounds after coming on shift, you find a client thrashing about in bed complaining of a severe headache. The client tells you the pain is behind his right eye, which is red and tearing
What type of headache would you suspect this client of having? A) Migraine B) Tension C) Cluster D) Sinus
A patient received 500 mg of azithromycin [Zithromax] at 0800 as a first dose. What are the usual amount and time of the second dose of azithromycin?
a. 250 mg at 2000 the same day b. 500 mg at 2000 the same day c. 250 mg at 0800 the next day d. 500 mg at 0800 the next day
The nurse explains that the classic early warning symptom of a detached retina is:
a. tearing and swelling of the eye. b. flashing colored lights in the eye. c. bleeding into the anterior chamber. d. intense brow pain.