A patient is receiving intravenous vancomycin for the treatment of Clostridium difficile. Why should the nurse assess the patient for flushing, tachycardia, and hypotension during the infusion of this medication?
A. Prevent a superinfection
B. Identify red man syndrome
C. Recognize the ototoxicity effect
D. Begin treatment for hives
Answer: B
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Which statements indicate that a nurse manager is using time reactively? Note: Credit will be given only if all correct choices and no incorrect choices are selected. Standard Text: Select all that apply
1. "We were so busy yesterday that I did not get the schedule completed." 2. "I knew that we would be busy over the holiday, so I ordered extra supplies." 3. "We have so many new graduates on our unit that our work is never caught up." 4. "I am putting a summary of a research article on the board each week since I realize many of the nurses do not read journals." 5. "I am really concerned about what the nursing supervisor said about our unit. I can't get it off my mind."
The day following surgery, the nurse notes bloody drainage on the dressing. The nurse will record this drainage as:
a. serosanguineous. b. sanguineous. c. serous. d. purulent.
The physician has ordered an erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR, or sed rate) on a client who might have an inflammatory process. The nurse should expect the client with a systemic inflammation to have results:
1. less than 5 mm/hour. 2. at 10 mm/hour. 3. over 20 mm/hour. 4. at 20 mm/hour.
The nurse is caring for a 69-year-old patient with a history of osteoarthritis (OA) who has just been admitted to the medical unit. The patient asks the nurse what the difference is between OA and rheumatoid arthritis (RA)
What is the best response by the nurse? A) "OA is considered a noninflammatory joint disease. RA is characterized by inflamed, swollen joints." B) " OA and RA are very similar. OA affects the smaller joints, and RA affects the larger, weight-bearing joints." C) "OA affects joints on both sides of the body. RA is usually unilateral." D) "OA is more common in women. RA is more common in men."