The nurse is caring for a patient whose bone marrow has been replaced by scar tissue in much of the areas that produce blood cells for the body. What organs can become active in blood cell production by the process of extramedullary hematopoiesis?
A) Spleen and kidneys
B) Kidneys and pancreas
C) Pancreas and liver
D) Liver and spleen
D
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How should the nurse advise a patient with an international normalized ratio (INR) of 5.8?
a. Make arrangements to go to the emergency room immediately b. Increase fluid intake to 2000 mL/day c. Stop taking the anticoagulant and notify health care provider d. Add more leafy green vegetables to patient diet
The LPN explains to a client that the hospital has an Institutional Ethics Committee whose main function is to:
1. preside over policy implementation. 2. revoke the license of someone who violates the law. 3. solving personnel disputes. 4. ensure that hiring adheres to ethnic equality.
The nurse manager is conducting a performance review with a nurse who has worked on the unit for 10 years. During the review, the nurse begins to cry and tells the manager, "I just can't do this anymore
I can't sleep because I have such bad nightmares about patients. I can't eat and I've already lost 15 pounds." The nurse manager identifies these findings as being possible signs of which problem? 1. Moral distress 2. Too much focus on the patient 3. Problems at home 4. Developing incompetence
Which one of the following is an appropriate etiology for a nursing diagnosis?
1. Myocardial infarction 2. Cardiac catheterization 3. Abnormal blood gas levels 4. Increased airway secretions