A patient is receiving intravenous gentamicin. Which change in condition do you report to the prescriber immediately?
a. Temperature increases from 38° C to 39° C.
b. Blood pressure decreases from 132/80 to 118/66.
c. Total 24-hour urine output decreases from 2100 to 1100 mL.
d. White blood cell (WBC) count decreases from 11,000/mm3 to 8500/mm3.
ANS: C
You might also like to view...
Yolanda Peters works as an RN in a respiratory unit of a large hospital but is seeking a change. Most of her clients have chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, asthma, lung cancer,
and a variety of communicable diseases such as pneumonia and tuberculosis. Yolanda wants a change to focus more on prevention and health promotion, and a career counselor suggested that her background and interests would prepare her for work in: 1. Ambulatory oncology or ambulatory surgery. 2. Occupational health or public health. 3. Parish health or correctional health. 4. School health or rural health.
An 81-year-old resident of an intermediate care facility has been assessed and the nurse believes that a move to a skilled nursing facility may be justified. What aspect of the resident's health would warrant a move to a skilled nursing facility?
A) The resident has been referred to the Visiting Nurses' Association. B) The resident's husband of many decades recently died. C) The resident has been prescribed oral anticoagulants to prevent stroke. D) The resident has developed pressure ulcers on the backs of her heals.
How does the pediatric skeletal system differ from that of the adult? (Select all that apply.)
a. Lower mineral content b. More ossification c. Open epiphyses d. Less porosity e. Greater strength
Exercises are prescribed for older adults as therapy to improve each of these qualities ex-cept which of the following?
a. Endurance b. Muscle strength c. Balance d. Body sculpting