Why is the patient with suspected Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) hospitalized immediately?
a. The infection needs to be treated with IV antibiotics to prevent paralysis
b. The brain may swell quickly causing seizures
c. The disease can rapidly progress into respiratory failure
d. IV hydration is needed to prevent possible fatal hypotension
ANS: C
Hospitalization is necessary for GBS patients because the disease progresses very quickly and respiratory failure may occur.
You might also like to view...
To reassure and educate their pregnant patients about changes in their blood pressure, maternity nurses should be aware that:
a. A blood pressure cuff that is too small produces a reading that is too low; a cuff that is too large produces a reading that is too high. b. Shifting the patient's position and changing from arm to arm for different mea-surements produces the most accurate composite blood pressure reading at each visit. c. The systolic blood pressure increases slightly as pregnancy advances; the diastolic pressure remains constant. d. Compression of the iliac veins and inferior vena cava by the uterus contributes to hemorrhoids in the later stage of term pregnancy.
A 48-year-old woman had become increasingly depressed since her youngest son left for college 4 months ago. She has been a stay-at-home mother who has focused most of her time and energy on her children and now has little to do
Identify the response by the nurse that best helps the client deal with the spiritual aspects of her concerns. a. "You need to find other outlets for your energy, such as helping at the church soup kitchen." b. "What is it that sustains you when all else fails? You need to rely on yourself for your happiness." c. "You need to focus your anger away from yourself onto a harmless third party." d. "Once you begin to take antidepressants, you will feel better in about a week."
Forcing the patient to do something against her wishes is
A) neglect. B) coercion. C) negligence. D) libel.
A patient being treated for an eating disorder is prescribed refeeding. Which outcome is the primary reason a patient receiving this treatment is closely monitored by the nursing staff?
a. Complies with treatment commendation made by treatment team b. Regularly consumes and tolerates between 3000 to 4000 kcal/day c. No physical signs or symptoms of an electrolyte imbalance are observable d. Discharge depends on patient's ability to demonstrate a gain of 3 pounds per week