The nurse practitioner is examining the hands of a 55-year-old woman with rheumatoid arthritis and notes bilateral spindle shaped deformities on the middle interphalangeal joints. These are known as
A. Haygarth's nodes
B. Heberden's nodes
C. Bouchard's nodes
D. Benediction hands
A
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An older woman is recovering from a bowel resection in the intensive care unit but remains intubated and on a mechanical ventilator. Which of the following should the nurse implement to help prevent delirium in this woman?
a. Assess cognition with MMSE-2. b. Provide uninterrupted periods of rest and sleep. c. Maintain adequate sedation and pain management. d. Cover the patient's eyes with protective ophthalmic ointment.
You are caring for a patient in liver failure who is exhibiting signs and symptoms of hypovolemic shock
You anticipate that the physician will order the administration of a crystalloid for the management of this patient. Which crystalloid fluid is most commonly used to treat hypovolemic shock? A) Lactated Ringer's B) Albumin C) Dextran D) 3% NaCl
A client is prescribed to receive 1 liter of fluid over 8 hours. The nurse is using an administration set with the drop factor of 10 drops/mL. The nurse should set the infusion to run at which of the following drops per minute?
1. 21 3. 13 2. 17 4. 10
The nurse knows that measuring temperature is an integral part of assessment. Which concept is important for the nurse to know when taking a child's temperature?
a. The method used should be consistent. b. Rectal temperatures should always be taken on infants. c. Oral temperatures can be taken on all children older than 5 years of age. d. Axillary temperatures should be taken at night.