To identify a patient or a resident:
a. Call the person by name
b. Use the MSDS
c. Use the ID bracelet
d. Use the person's clothing
C
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Immediately after moving the oral endotracheal airway to the other side of the client's mouth, which action by the nurse is the priority?
1. Providing oral care 2. Suctioning the airway 3. Checking for correct tube placement 4. Checking tube cuff inflation
The nurse reviewing discharge instructions for a client diagnosed with urinary incontinence resulting from a urinary tract infection. Which statement made by the client indicates the need for further education?
A) "I should drink plenty of water to prevent damage to my kidneys while I am on the antibiotics for the infection." B) "Drinking cranberry juice will decrease the risk for developing urinary tract infections." C) "I will contact the healthcare provider prior to taking over-the-counter medications while on my antibiotic." D) "I will continue to hold my urine while in public so that I do not get another infection."
When planning care for a patient with heart failure, the nurse keeps in mind that this condition may lead to:
A) prerenal AKI. B) intrinsic AKI. C) postrenal AKI. D) glomerulonephritis.
The student nurse has been reading about the Human Genome Project, and asks the nursing instructor how it will affect future pharmacological therapies. Which response by the nurse is the most appropriate?
1. "It will help prevent disease through gene manipulation, but will not impact drugs." 2. "We will be able to alter genes, so we will not need drugs," 3. "We will be able to standardize drug doses to make prescribing easier." 4. "It will help to individualize drug therapy for people in a more effective way."