The nurse directs an unlicensed assisstive personnel (UAP) to obtain vital signs for a client who returns to the unit after having a mastectomy for cancer. What information should the nurse provide the UAP?
A. elevate the arm with an IV infusing on the operative side with a pillow
B. apply the blood pressure cuff to the arm on the non-operative side
C. position the arm on the operative side close to the body
D. collect a fingerstick blood specimen from the arm on the operative side
Answer: B. apply the blood pressure cuff to the arm on the non-operative side
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If a nerve fiber is severed, regeneration will occur
A) in the distal portion. B) in the part still attached. C) in none of the parts. D) if the client is young.
The birthing center nurse is assisting with pain management for a laboring woman at 18 weeks' gestation. The fetus is born and the weight is 450 gm. The nurse would document this birth as which of the following?
A. Abortion B. Fetal loss C. Neonatal death D. Stillbirth
A pregnant woman asks you about the advantages of an alternative birthing center. You would explain to her that
A) no physicians will care for her. B) birth is viewed as a wellness event. C) she will not be encouraged to breastfeed her infant. D) a birthing center has no advantages over home birth.
If a third-party payer rejects 15% of submitted claims, how much does the pharmacy lose if it processes 25,000 prescriptions that average a cost of $12.00 each?
A. $16,666 B. $20,000 C. $30,000 D. $45,000