A disturbance of blood coagulation caused by a deficiency of prothrombin or related factors suggests what four possibilities?
What will be an ideal response?
1 . Administration of anticoagulant drugs
2 . Inadequate synthesis of vitamin K
3 . Inadequate absorption of vitamin K
4 . Severe liver disease
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A patient who underwent carotid endarterectomy is being discharged from the CCU. Which of the following instructions should the nurse give to the patient?
A) Avoid rotating your head. B) Bruising and discoloration of the neck are not normal and should be reported immediately. C) Eat a low-fat diet. D) Avoid washing the incision site.
A hospital client with type 1 diabetes requires the administration of 4 units of regular (short-acting) insulin and 12 units of NPH (long-acting) insulin. The nurse knows to combine these two types of insulin immediately before administration
What is the rationale for the nurse's action? A) Leaving the insulins combined for too long reduces the individual characteristics of each B) Having the insulins remain combined in the syringe increases the likelihood that precipitates will form C) Combining the insulins for an extended period is associated with the growth of microorganisms in the syringe D) Having the insulins combined for more than 15 minutes can cause cytotoxic effects (cell death) after administration
The nurse at a public health infant immunization clinic is acting as a preceptor for a nursing student. To assess the student's understanding of vaccinations, the nurse asks the student where the hepatitis B vaccine (HepB) should be administered
The student would be correct to respond that the hepatitis B vaccine should be administered in the: a. dorsogluteal muscle in an adult. b. anterolateral thigh in infants. c. ventrogluteal muscle in adolescents. d. deltoid of toddlers.
The abbreviation for metered-dose inhaler is ________.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).