The nurse is teaching the parents of a child with a hematologic disorder about the functions of the various blood cells
The nurse determines that the teaching was successful when the parents state which blood cell as being primarily responsible for blood clotting?
A) Granulocytes
B) Erythrocytes
C) Thrombocytes
D) Leukocytes
C
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A 62-year-old man is admitted to the hospital with a diagnosis of chest pain. He has an order for 0.3 mg of sublingual nitroglycerin prn for chest pain. Which of the following actions should the nurse do first when he complains of chest pain?
A) Call the physician B) Ask the patient to lie back and try to relax C) Have the patient swallow a tablet every 5 minutes for 15 minutes D) Administer a tablet under his tongue and repeat the action in 5 and 10 minutes if the pain has not subsided
A nurse is caring for a pregnant patient with active herpes. The teaching plan for this patient should include which of the following?
A) Babies delivered vaginally may become infected with the virus. B) Recommended treatment is excision of the herpes lesions. C) Pain generally does not occur with a herpes outbreak during pregnancy. D) Pregnancy may exacerbate the mother's symptoms, but poses no risk to the infant.
The nurse assesses the client during digital removal of a fecal impaction. Which client assessment data does the nurse determine is an unexpected finding?
1. Complaints of abdominal cramping 2. Large amount of brown liquid stool 3. Blood pressure 130/86 mm Hg, stable 4. Heart monitor shows sinus bradycardia.
The parent of a child diagnosed with Wilms tumor asks the nurse what the treatment plan will be. The nurse explains the usual protocol for this condition. Which information should the nurse give to the parent?
1. The child will have chemotherapy and, after that has been completed, radiation. 2. The child will need to have surgery to remove the tumor. 3. The child will go to surgery for removal of the tumor and the kidney and will then start chemotherapy. 4. The child will need radiation and later surgery to remove the tumor.